Nate Nickerson, whose group Konbit Sante aided Haiti after a disastrous earthquake in 2010, will help with hospital preparations and storm recovery, but hopes the storm misses the island.
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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Thunderstorms cause outages, road closures in parts of Maine
More than 2,400 CMP customers were without electricity as of 9:15 p.m.
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Oxford police chase suspect by car, then on foot
Authorities say the suspect stole a van and led a motor vehicle chase before fleeing on foot.
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Spruce Head man flown to Maine Med after he crashes his motorcycle
Wayne Fowles was traveling south on Route 73 he went off the road, lost control and was thrown from his Harley Davidson when he hit a culvert.
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On Overdose Awareness Day, Maine communities mourn those lost to drugs
About 150 people attend a ceremony in Portland’s Monument Square, one of more than 300 across the country and around the world.
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Rare white lobster caught off Chebeague Island
Lobsterman Alex Todd caught the unusual specimen last week and returned it to the Gulf of Maine after showing it to family and friends.
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LePage notifies lawmakers he will call them back for special session in fall
The governor says the Legislature needs to take up funding for the Geographic Information Systems office, and to amend a food sovereignty bill to ensure that it complies with federal food inspection laws.
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Girl, 5, dies in hospital after being shot in Scarborough
Maine State Police investigators are on the scene of the shooting on Milliken Road.
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Biddeford woman identified as victim of Sunday boating accident
The Maine Marine Patrol says one of the men in the boat that capsized caught the attention of a rescuer by firing a shot from a handgun.
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Police investigate shooting death of woman in Westbrook
The incident occurred inside a home on Falmouth Street, Maine State Police say.