Janet Mills tells Gov. Paul LePage’s chief legal counsel that the governor can’t use outside attorneys to handle legal matters.
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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Maine’s highest court upholds man’s conviction for pushing wife off cliff in Camden
Charles R. Black, who’s in prison for attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault, argued that his trial should have been moved because of the publicity his case attracted.
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LePage town hall forum draws crowd of 150 in Windham
The governor sticks to the issues – with a few jabs at the press, lobbyists and overregulation – in the first town hall meeting since he made headlines with a racially charged comment in Bridgton.
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Maine skier ‘pummeled,’ but survives Mount Washington avalanche
While visiting Tuckerman Ravine, Kaj Huld of Brunswick is swept away for 200 feet and left waist-deep in snow.
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Harrison firetruck damaged in rollover on icy road
The driver, veteran volunteer firefighter Maurice Kautz, suffered minor cuts and bruises but was not seriously injured.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine DHHS says it uncovered $1.2 million in welfare fraud last year
The department issues a statement saying investigators brought a record 105 cases to the Attorney General’s Office in 2015.
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Bigelow Laboratory receives grants to build visitors residences at East Boothbay campus
The research nonprofit receives matching $3.1 million donations from the Harold Alfond Foundation and an anonymous contributor.
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Portland hit by snow, rain – even thunder and lightning
The weekend forecast calls for another snowstorm to hit southern Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Cape Elizabeth superintendent hired by New Hampshire school district
Meredith Nadeau will become superintendent of the Newmarket School District on July 1.
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Blustery rainstorm knocks out power to 25,000 CMP customers
The number is still in the thousands this morning, as the storm packing wind gusts of 47 mph dumps 2.09 inches of rain on Portland.