‘They could easily have killed someone, including me if I had been sitting in the car,’ Adam Sousa says.
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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FairPoint workers ratify deals, return to work Wednesday
The unions make concessions but an official says they got a ‘fair deal,’ ending a combative 4-month strike by more than 1,700 employees, including about 800 in Maine.
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South Portland apartment fire leaves several people homeless
Former ‘American Idol’ contestant Conor Leigh Tubbs is among those displaced by the Knightville blaze.
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Seeking help, Brunswick police release photo of bank robber
The man robbed a Bank of Maine branch Wednesday afternoon and apparently fled in a Saab.
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Lawrence Gould, co-founder of Camp Sunshine in Casco, dies at age 84
He and his former wife conceived the idea for a camp for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families in 1983, and opened it the next year.
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Westbrook man charged with sex crimes, domestic violence
Police release few details but say Timothy Prins was arrested in connection with an assault at a home on Brown Street.
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Portland panel discusses ride-share services
A council committee hears a proposal to regulate ride share services, then decides to meet again in March with an Uber representative attending.
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Armed robber holds up Bank of Maine in Brunswick
Police release a description of the robber, who showed a gun and escaped with cash.
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Valet crashes Portland hotel guest’s SUV between 2 buildings
The accident occurred Monday by a parking garage on High Street, Portland police say.
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Brunswick man charged after disturbance at Valentine’s Day party
Police say Paul Mansir stabbed an 18-year-old girl at his home in Bay Bridge Estates.