Abortion rights proponents speak out against bans being considered in other states after the recently overturned Supreme Court precedent.
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 floating offshore wind research project clears significant hurdle
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Thursday that the state’s application for a floating offshore wind power research site can move forward.
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Portland police investigating ‘suspicious’ death along Fore River Parkway
The body of a 36-year-old man was found Wednesday at a campsite near the Fore River Parkway Trail System.
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York Harbor Beach drowning victim relished ocean swims
Dan Bancroft, 72, a skilled storyteller, York Library trustee and former attorney, had taken up cold water swimming after he had retired and he and his wife moved to York about six years ago.
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Biddeford police investigate reports of gunshots fired early Tuesday
Police said residents heard gunshots around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday in the vicinity of 61 and 63 South St. No one was injured.
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Maine corrections official will lead Arizona’s troubled prison system
Ryan Thornell, deputy commissioner for the Maine Department of Corrections, will start work on Jan. 30.
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Maine game wardens rescue Cutler man who became lost looking for moose antlers
Rescuers found the 78-year-old man, who had fallen through ice in a bog and become disoriented and hypothermic during Monday’s storm.
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Mainers endure another day of messy weather
Monday’s storm following an unusual east-to-west track produced snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain in southern Maine, leading to slick roads and slippery walkways.
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UMaine School of Law moves into Old Port office building
The 64,000-square-foot Fore Street office building also will house the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center, the University of Maine Portland Gateway, and the University of Maine Graduate School of Business.
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Fire heavily damages house in Gorham
The Sunday afternoon fire at 9 Longfellow Road damaged a basement furnace, where it is believed to have started.