Candidates for the 1st District, governor and senator will run unopposed in their primaries.
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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Firefighters battle structure fire in Waterboro
The fire spread from a garage to an attached ranch-style home, a York County dispatcher says.
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Maine driver, passenger escape brutal crash with broken bones
Cody Beaucage’s truck went into a ditch, struck several large granite blocks and rolled over before coming to rest on its roof.
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Southern Maine jazz bands have rest beat
But in the Maine State High School Instrumental Jazz Festival, there are numerous winners.
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Anguished family offers reward in fatal Paris hit-and-run
Police believe Xavier Fuentes, 16, was hit by a vehicle with a plow while walking on Route 117. His family asks, ‘Why didn’t you stop?’
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Portland’s high-tech parking-fee machines, weather don’t mix
Ten of the city’s 55 new curbside devices freeze up and fail during the latest storm. The state-of-the-art solution? Hit ’em with a little heat.
Posted inNews, Sports
Bowdoin hockey team’s bus crashes into restaurant
No one was injured, as the team was inside the building eating lunch.
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Maine pair arrested after woman confronts burglar
The Raymond woman was able to give police a description of the man’s vehicle and a passenger.
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Portland and Nova Scotia ferry reach deal on lease
Terms of the proposal for use of the Ocean Gateway terminal will be presented Wednesday at City Hall.
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Man hit, killed by train in Old Orchard Beach
Police suspect suicide after witnesses say he walked in front of a Downeaster.