Police say they were about 100 yards away when Aaron Bouchard, 25, fired his weapon three or four times.
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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District attorney ends effort to talk with Black Lives protesters
The court orders new efforts to set up a restorative justice meeting called for in a plea deal, but Stephanie Anderson says it won’t happen unless the demonstrators request it.
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Maine State Police photo captured Roger Moore on film shoot in Cape Neddick
A trooper gave the British actor an honorary captain certificate in 1989.
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Red tide prompts state to close many clam flats
The harvesting ban extends from Old Orchard Beach to Harpswell.
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Dr. Henry Ryan, former chief medical examiner in Maine, dies at 78
He modernized the office during his long tenure in the post, and was ‘a force of nature in the forensic world,’ the state’s attorney general says.
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South Portland bank robbery suspect captured trying to flee Maine in cab
Police apprehend Keon Demarco Gaston in Kittery, with the help of witness accounts and a tip.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife visit Millinocket
They hike along the Appalachian Trail and meet with residents in an effort to understand how rural Mainers cope with economic and technological change.
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Motorcyclist hospitalized after crash on Route 1 in Nobleboro
Authorities say the rider suffered life-threatening injuries when the Harley-Davidson collided with a truck on a curve in the road.
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Maine’s congressional delegation reacts to Mueller’s appointment along party lines
While Republicans Sen. Collins and Rep. Poliquin cite the former FBI director’s resume, Democratic Rep. Pingree and Sen. Angus King, an independent, caution that he must remain impartial.
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Record-shattering heat, unhealthy ozone expected today in Maine
Temperatures could reach 93 in Portland, and people with respiratory problems should take precautions.