The reformulated gasoline, or RFG, is blended to reduce vehicle emissions that lead to ground-level ozone.
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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Brunswick animal shelter will reopen two weeks early
The Coastal Humane Society was quarantined after five puppies from Alabama were found to have ringworm.
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Windham shooting death 911 transcript released
The transcript details the conversation between a dispatcher and the wife of a suicidal Windham man later shot and killed by police.
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Google barge leaves Portland Harbor ‘for good’
Tug takes mystery barge to Boston Harbor and eventual dismantling
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Portland checking on federal aid for damage suffered in storm
The Aug. 13 storm dropped more than 6 inches of rain on the city, with 3 inches falling in a 90-minute period.
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Bridge work to cause delays on Route 1 in Yarmouth-Freeport area
The Maine Department of Transportation says the repairs will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday.
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Body of missing Portland man found in Presumpscot River
Police don’t suspect a crime in the death of Robert Koch, 52, who had “medical conditions that may have altered his mental state.”
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Marijuana legalization question will go to South Portland voters
The City Council, while opposing such an ordinance, votes unanimously to put the question on the Nov. 4 ballot.
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Man dies in standoff with police in Oxford County
Maine State Police say the man stole a pickup truck in Paris and exchanged gunfire with officers in Mexico.
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News analyst: Sen. King ready to endorse Cutler for governor
The senator also backed the independent candidate in the 2010 gubernatorial race.