Corrections officers were supposed to be tested for tuberculosis, but nurses grabbed the wrong medication.
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.
Missing Fryeburg woman returns home
Lillian Massey, 23, was reported missing after friends or family said they hadn’t seen her since Saturday afternoon.
Sanford man sentenced to 10 years for sending child porn
Richard M. Moulton Jr. pleaded guilty in May to emailing pornographic videos to an undercover federal agent.
Long-serving prosecutor Geoffrey Rushlau wins re-election
His opponent, David Sinclair, concedes Thursday after Rushlau won by 840 votes.
Storm and power company pull plug on employee’s vote
Lineman Dwight Havu blames Central Maine Power for tarnishing his spotless civic duty.
Steven Summers becomes 6th victim of deadly Portland fire
The 29-year-old from Rockland had been fighting for his life at Massachusetts General Hospital since suffering severe burns in the blaze early Saturday.
Coast Guard suspends search for two Maine fishermen
The boat sank Saturday afternoon near Matinicus Island.
Strong, early storm cuts power to 137,000 homes
Canadian crews are called in to help restore electricity, which may take several days in some areas.
Canadian company to buy paper mill in Rumford
Catalyst Paper says it has a deal to buy the Maine mill and one in Wisconsin from NewPage for $74 million.
Crash in Lebanon kills one person, injures another
Police say a car and a pickup truck collided at the intersection of Route 202 and Long Swamp Road.