The fire was reported at 4:30 p.m., and firefighters found the house in flames when they arrived.
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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Portland tows 84 vehicles; parking ban continues until 6 a.m. Wednesday
Police say the number of vehicles left on city streets is significant, considering that ‘you can’t miss a storm like this.’
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Couple’s deaths in Fryeburg were murder-suicide, police say
The bodies of Mark and Jody Buzzell were found in separate buildings.
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Bullets fired into home in Lincoln County
Police say a small-caliber handgun was used to shoot at a house in Brisol, but no one was injured.
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Blizzard warning issued for coastal, central Maine
The National Weather Service says 18-24 inches of snow will fall from late Monday night through early Wednesday.
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Brunswick man charged with threatening girlfriend at motel
Robert Lind allegedly threatened the woman with a shotgun before she was able to escape.
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Maine police look for man wanted in killing of his wife in Michigan
Harold ‘Butch’ Knight and Sara Lee Knight lived in Turner for several years, and police say he has been seen in Maine since the killing.
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Seven held in drug smuggling case at Maine State Prison
A Connecticut man and six Mainers are charged with hiding Suboxone strips in greeting cards sent to the prison.
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Investigators say fire that destroyed Old Orchard Beach motel was arson
The former Americana Motel was vacant when the fire started Tuesday night, and was slated for demolition to clear space for parking.
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Obama’s tuition, tax-cut plans praised in Maine, but terror strategy criticized
Sen. Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, calls on the president to pay more attention to Islamic terrorists.