Keysane Abdi is charged with aggravated attempted murder and criminal conspiracy in the Dec. 21 shooting into a home where a 1-year-old child slept in a crib.
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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Former Democratic state representative sentenced to 3 days in jail
Clinton Collamore, of Waldoboro, pleaded guilty on 11 counts of unsworn falsification and one count of violating the Maine Clean Election Act.
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City says no easy solution to Portland’s homeless crisis as it seeks state, federal aid
The city will try to get the state and other communities more involved in developing solutions for homeless Mainers and newly arrived immigrants.
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Mother and 2 sons injured after crashing their ATV
The crash took place Monday morning in the Oxford County town of Byron.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Portland police investigate fight at Portland High School
The altercation involving several boys was caught on camera and posted on Twitter.
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Woman’s body found in a ditch on Mount Desert Island
A passerby in the small town of Southwest Harbor called 911 around 11:30 a.m. Sunday after noticing the woman’s body.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, News
Live music, parade and ideal weather draw thousands to waterfront festival in Portland
Organizers of the Resurgam Music and Arts Festival are thrilled by the turnout in the event’s first year at Ocean Gateway.
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20 Brunswick apartment building residents displaced by fire
The fire broke out Sunday afternoon in a five-unit building that is part of the Perryman Village housing development.
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Willard Beach in South Portland to reopen Thursday
The popular beach located near Southern Maine Technical College is safe to use after being closed for 1 week following a break in a wastewater main pipe.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine air quality to remain good Thursday with low pressure keeping wildfire smoke at bay
While millions of people in states to the south and west are experiencing some of their worst air quality ever, Maine has so far escaped the smoke from Canadian wildfires.