Republican Stuart ‘Toby’ Pennels, who is running in District 26 against Bill Diamond, was injured Sunday in a motorcycle accident.
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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Sanford men charged with stealing hundreds of pounds of copper
Police say Jeremy Cook and Richard Stewart broke into more than 30 homes and electrical substations over several months and sold the metal to scrap yards and metal dealers.
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Megabucks ticket worth $1.1 million bought in Portland
The winning ticket was purchased at the Shaw’s Westgate Supermarket on Congress Street.
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Bremen couple bilked by Madoff lose case
A jury finds their financial adviser and his firm were not to blame for their loss.
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Scarborough rock climber’s family plans two celebrations of his life
Brian Delaney will be remembered at events Sunday and on Aug. 16.
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Lightning hits woman in Gorham, starts fires in South Berwick
The storms that swept through southern Maine on Wednesday also caused damage in Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth.
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Accident snarls afternoon traffic on I-295
The accident involved property damage to two cars, but no injuries.
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Oxford woman jolted by lightning while sitting on couch
She was taken to a nearby hospital but did not appear seriously injured, the fire chief says.
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Three die in head-on crash in Hancock County
The accident occurs as the driver of an SUV crosses the center line on busy Route 1A.
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Mom who drove 124 mph with kids in car sent to jail for six months
Cheryl Gilson of Cornish was sentenced Monday, only three weeks after another arrest on drunken-driving and other charges.