The animals are emerging from their winter dens, and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has already investigated 27 nuisance complaints this spring, most of them in the Kennebunk and Arundel area.
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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Retired Eliot and Kittery police chief confirmed as Maine’s U.S. marshal
Theodor G. Short of South Berwick has worked in law enforcement for four decades.
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Victims identified in deadly Bar Harbor fire
A woman and one son died, while her husband and a second son escaped the blaze Sunday.
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Woman taken into custody after standoff in Bath
The standoff lasted three hours and it was unclear whether any charges would be filed.
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Police departments across Maine express anger, sadness over officer’s killing
A posting by the Scarborough department notes that 46 officers have been killed in the line of duty in U.S. so far this year, urging the public to be supportive and officers to be vigilant.
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Gov. LePage vetoes bill to increase access to overdose-reversing drug
The plan, which he says usurps the authority of pharmacists by removing age limits on purchases of naloxone without a prescription, now goes back to the Legislature for override votes.
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Maine Secretary of State’s Office publishes ranked-choice voting ballots
On its website, the office dedicates an entire page to explaining how the new voting system will work in the June 12 primaries.
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Watch video: Deer surfing on Maine river ice leaps to a decision
The adventure of the young deer in Aroostook County is widely shared on social media.
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Man jumped from 2nd-floor window to escape fatal Bar Harbor fire
New details emerge from the blaze that claimed the lives of two family members, but their identities have not yet been disclosed.
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Damariscotta man charged with sexually assaulting minor
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says the arrest followed a years-long investigation.