Police are trying to determine why Vaughn Kailian hit a parked car and overturned his SUV at the Meadow Brook Plaza.
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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Brunswick school to re-enact final Pickett’s Charge
Students dressed in Civil War-era clothing also will stage a wartime encampment and other events.
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Ex-Army Ranger surrenders after tense standoff in Shapleigh
The 26-year-old man, described as ‘out of control,’ had been randomly firing his AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifle, the York County sheriff says.
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SMCC awards record number of degrees
The South Portland college observes its 69th commencement Sunday.
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Investigators expect to determine cause of fatal Oxford apartment fire Monday
Meanwhile, the American Red Cross of Maine continues to work with the dozens of residents displaced by the smoky blaze.
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Police release video in search for man who went on rampage at Portland restaurant
Detectives are seeking the man who threw furniture off a patio onto the sidewalk at Elevation Burger after being told it was too late to order food.
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USM holds copy of Columbus letter that U.S. gave back to Italy
The explorer’s 1493 letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain can be read at the university’s Osher Map Library in Portland.
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Damariscotta police warn public about ‘lost dog scam’
They say residents have let a woman into their homes – and their bathrooms – in response to her false claims about looking for her dog.
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Maine police warn of Florida gang that targets women’s cars
The so-called ‘Felony Lane Gang’ has been known to recruit local women who resemble their victims to cash checks, a Bath detective says.
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Principals’ association bans drones from Maine high school playoff games
Regular season games will not be affected, but at least one school has enacted strict rules of its own.