The short description that appeared under her high school graduation photograph proved to be fitting. It read, “A woman nobly planned to comfort and command.” Pearl Estelle (Cohen) Gerber became the first Jewish girl in Portland to attend and to graduate from a Catholic high school – St. Joseph’s Academy, which later became Catherine McCauley […]
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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Snowmobilers hit Maine trails; at least 10 injured
The Maine Warden Service urges sledders to slow down and use more caution.
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Maine game wardens charge 8 in poaching sweep
The individuals, all from northern Maine, are accused of illegally hunting deer and moose in Allagash.
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Firefighters battle house fire in Bridgton
The residence is located off Route 302, and there were no immediate reports of injuries.
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Probe into East Fryeburg burglaries continues after one arrest
Police say they aren’t certain the suspect whom they have charged acted alone.
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Maine court: Public has no right to use Kennebunkport beach
The town is disappointed, calling the decision a ‘radical departure’ from traditional policies on beach access for the public.
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Body found in Old Orchard Beach was that of Portland man
His death has been ruled a suicide, a state police spokesman says.
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Bear baiting question may be back on Maine ballot
The secretary of state confirms that bear baiting opponents handed in their petitions by Monday’s deadline.
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Naples home collapses after second fire in two weeks
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of Monday night’s blaze.
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Maine mother, children injured when car hits rock wall, flips
The Arundel woman was able to continue driving for another half mile despite extensive damage to the vehicle.