Visitors from Archangel begin a stay that will include a discussion of civil rights.
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.
Fatal Maine crash victim was beloved longtime teacher
Paul Hurd was the first student to enroll at the Hyde School and had taught there for nearly 40 years.
Westbrook school troubled by rumored party, outcome
Allegations of curtailed discipline for student-athletes have some questioning accountability.
$38 million Bayside project nears final vote in Portland
The high-rise residential and retail development called ‘midtown’ gets favorable reviews at a planning board workshop.
Prouts Neck home blaze appears to be accidental
The fire in the $4.2 million home is one of two that destroyed Scarborough residences Saturday.
Inmate at Cumberland County Jail tries to hang himself
The attempt failed, and the bank robbery suspect is now under a suicide watch.
Maine arm wrestlers put fundraiser over the top
A Portland Beer Week event pits novice competitors against a team of ‘superheroes.’
South Berwick police seek help finding missing teen
Kimberly Sanborn, 16, was last seen in Portsmouth, N.H., on Wednesday.
Crash on I-295 snarls traffic; driver flees scene
State police later track down Julie Caton, who is alleged to have caused a car containing two adults and two children to roll over.
Google reveals barges may be new technology learning sites
The company ends weeks of speculation about what it has in mind for mysterious structures in Maine and San Francisco.