Part of Higgin’s Beach is declared off-limits to dogs and people.
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.
Sen. Angus King ‘stunned’ by ex-Vice President Cheney’s remarks on torture
The Maine independent criticizes Cheney’s endorsement of the Bush-era use of waterboarding.
Two drivers killed in wrong-way crash on I-95 in Hampden
The driver of an SUV made a wrong turn and started driving north in the southbound lane, police say.
Arrest of Sanford man prompts two more women to allege rape
Zachary Garrison has been charged with a single count of gross sexual assault, and police ask anyone with information to contact them.
Sanford man accused of soliciting teen for sex
Scott Daigle contacted the 14-year-old girl online, police say.
Mainer who fled February car crash sent back to prison
John. P. Allen of Thomaston had been previously incarcerated for motor vehicle manslaughter.
Man stabbed in back at Portland apartment
He is taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police say.
Sanford man charged with rape
Police also ask to hear from any other possible victims.