The pickup truck that Lauren Morrissette was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 1, says the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.
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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Edgecomb woman charged with giving pot-laced brownies to 13-year-old daughter
Jennifer Becker is arrested after a complaint to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services hotline.
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Spring is near, right? Snowstorm sends Maine a mixed message
While Sunday’s snowfall amounts around Portland were minuscule, northern Maine and areas Down East got over a foot.
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Brunswick police investigate head-on collision
The accident occurred Sunday night at Cooks Corner.
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First ‘Nobel Prize for Teaching’ goes to Mainer
Education author Nancie Atwell, who founded the innovative Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb and trains teachers there, also wins $1 million and plans to give it to her school.
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Maine lawmaker seeks probe of Amtrak Downeaster’s finances
State Sen. Stan Gerzofsky says he is not alleging any wrongdoing, but he feels that the rail system should be more transparent.
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Firefighters on scene of fire in Berwick
No injuries are reported in the blaze at 155 Little River Road.
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Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing girl
Lily Swearingen, 15, was last seen almost two weeks ago and is believed to have run away.
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Two teens charged with attempted murder in shooting, stabbing in South Portland
Police say Essa Sayed, 18, of Portland, and Zachary Swain, 18, of Cape Elizabeth, wounded two other teenagers in a drug deal involving ‘a relatively small quantity of marijuana.’
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Maine drug agents say Brunswick man was making meth in his car
The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says it discovered the rolling methamphetamine lab Wednesday night and began dismantling it.