Two bodies were found at a home in Brooklin on Sunday afternoon. State police say there is no danger to the public.
Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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Joseph Gerry, longtime Catholic bishop of Portland, dies at 94
The longtime church leader, who served as Portland bishop for 15 years, died Sunday at a nursing care center in New Hampshire.
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Two dogs shot while allegedly attacking a sheriff’s deputy in Baldwin
The dogs’ owners ‘released’ the animals from a home when deputies tried to serve papers on the occupants, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.
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Woolwich woman advances to next round on ‘MasterChef’
Nina Interlandi Bell distinguishes herself in her TV debut by cooking up the best dish from the Northeast region.
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Maine Senate votes down bill to establish safe injection sites
The Senate voted 18-16 Tuesday against the measure proposed by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, but lawmakers may consider an amendment to form a working group to study the feasibility of creating harm reduction centers.
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Runaway ram remains at large in Cape Elizabeth
Cape Elizabeth police said the ram that escaped from a pen at the Ram Island Farm was seen Tuesday in the Two Lights State Park neighborhood.
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Maine State Police defuse homemade explosive device
The device was left in the driveway of a private residence in Woodland.
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Crews respond to late night structure fire in Old Orchard Beach
The fire in a 3-story wood frame building drew firefighters from 4 towns.
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Runaway ram on the lam in Cape Elizabeth
Police are asking people to be on the lookout for a ram that escaped several days ago and has since been spotted around town.
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Maine fishermen keep catching rare orange lobsters
Just weeks after a Scarborough fisherman garnered attention for catching one orange lobster, a Portland fisherman hauled in three from one trap, according to Harbor Fish Market.