The ski resort says a gearbox malfunction appears to have caused chairs on a lift to travel backward, injuring seven as some skiers jumped to the ground.
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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World leader in fight against human trafficking brings campaign to Maine
Ruchira Gupta, an award-winning journalist from India, tells several hundred people at USM in Portland that ‘prostitution is actually an absence of choice.’
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Wiscasset man charged in reported home invasion
A homeowner in Woolwich told police that Daniel P. Colby Jr. ‘barged in’ Tuesday night and threatened to kill him. Colby was arrested in Augusta on Thursday night.
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Cumberland County Jail lieutenant charged with stealing father’s property
A grand jury in Lincoln County indicts Scott M. Jordan Jr. of Standish on five felony theft charges involving items owned by his father, who lives in Waldoboro.
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Man with gun apparently changes his mind about robbing Portland store
Police say the man pointed a handgun at the clerk at the Gulf Express Mart but fled without taking any money. He still could be charged with robbery.
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‘Pounding wind’ leaves thousands of CMP customers without power
Androscoggin County gets hit hardest, with nearly 6,000 customers in the dark at one point.
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Price of heating oil in Maine down 11 cents this week
The latest survey by the Governor’s Energy Office shows the statewide average at $2.70 per gallon.
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Maine regulators slash cap on spending for energy efficiency programs
The PUC cuts Efficiency Maine’s funding from $60 million to $22 million, a decision that many think will raise electricity bills by shrinking weatherization and heating-system programs.
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Proposal aims to let Portland clear away forsaken bikes
Some racks are so filled with broken-down bicycles that riders can no longer find any space to lock up.
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Free rides offered for those inebriated on St. Patrick’s Day
Three companies are teaming up with Home Runners to provide the service in Greater Portland.