They had been looking for a house on the coast, where they plan to live after he leaves public office.
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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Officials identify Vinalhaven fisherman who died
Investigators believe Jeremy Philbrook, 36, fell overboard and drowned.
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Record rainstorm causes ‘life threatening’ flooding, road closures in southern Maine
Flood waters had receded in Portland by Thursday morning after more than 6 inches of rain fell Wednesday night.
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Gorham company is low bidder on Portland terminal expansion
The work linking the shipping facility to existing rail lines will enhance product distribution.
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Ebola outbreak cuts Woolwich man’s mission short
Peace Corps volunteer Gradi Schutt was set to teach in Sierra Leone when he was suddenly evacuated as the disease spread.
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Midcoast animal shelter under quarantine because of ringworm
The quarantine at the Coastal Humane Society shelter in Brunswick was imposed after five puppies tested positive.
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Maine’s Bob Marley remembers encounters with Williams well
He says he’ll never forget getting a compliment from the star for a standup comedy performance back in 1995.
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Crisis counselor talks man out of jumping from bridge
The man, 29, was standing on a railing of the Frank Woods Bridge connecting Brunswick and Topsham.
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Maine woman injured at race track ‘going to survive’
Dale Harvey sustained a broken wrist, broken ribs, a leg puncture wound and burns at Winterport Dragway.
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Stunt pilot survives plane crash in Standish
The Indiana man sustains minor injuries in the rough landing and manages to avoid vehicles on Route 35.