State officials won’t confirm the death, but say two children were hospitalized with symptoms of E. coli and both had visited the Oxford County Fair.
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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NTSB says it will focus on finding and retrieving El Faro’s data recorder
The agency’s vice chairwoman says the device will give investigators a record of the ship’s movements and transmissions during the 12 hours before it sank in Hurricane Joaquin.
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Massachusetts man accused of ramming motorcyclist in Gorham
He faces several criminal charges in connection with the crash that injured a Hiram man.
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Coast Guard finds debris field of missing cargo ship with Mainers on board
Styrofoam, wood, cargo and other items are sighted in an area of more than 225 square miles.
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Police say Bangor woman operated meth lab in hotel room in Brewer
The cleaning staff at the Vacationland Inn reports the lab, and authorities charge Erica Hodgdon with drug trafficking.
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New program will let Maine residents drop off unused paint at many retailers for free
Retail prices for paint will increase slightly to pay for the Maine Paint Stewardship Program.
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Shopping trip to Portland ends when ‘geyser’ erupts from manhole
Trying to flee the flood, a South Portland woman makes a wrong turn and ends up getting stuck in a ditch filling with water.
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Yarmouth middle school student diagnosed with common form of meningitis
The report follows seven cases of viral meningitis reported this fall in York County schools.
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Rains, flooding deliver super-soaker to remember in Maine
Parts of Portland turn into ponds as the city endures its sixth-rainiest day ever from a storm that also knocked out power, downed trees and damaged vehicles across the state.
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Former waitress agrees to settle religious discrimination lawsuit against Moody’s Diner
Allina M. Diaz and the well-known restaurant in Waldoboro end a case that drew attention when Gov. Paul LePage tried to intervene on behalf of Moody’s owners.