The leak near High and Congress streets is repaired 3½ hours later.
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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Man wounded in Maine shooting; assailant found dead
The wounded man is treated at a Bangor hospital and is expected to survive.
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Portland buses to carry advertisements that back legalizing marijuana
The ads, which claim the drug is safer than alcohol, draw sharp criticism from anti-drug groups.
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Scarborough would ban unleashed dogs on beaches under agreement
The Town Council plans to consider changes in response to a dog killing a rare bird in July.
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Maine DA: No charges to be filed over lobster processing method
The Knox County district attorney says the state’s animal cruelty law applies only to sentient creatures, not to crustaceans.
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Portland businesses expect to take big hit from hockey’s exit
The Pirates will play all 38 of their home games in Lewiston.
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Firefighters save barn at New Gloucester Fairgrounds
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Group sues Portland over plan for Congress Square
Friends of Congress Square Plaza wants to circulate a petition that seeks to save the public land, which is being sold to an Ohio developer.
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Portland panhandling law faces court challenge
Three residents say the safety ordinance banning people in medians violates their freedom of speech.
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Fugitive from justice apprehended in South Portland
The New York man is arrested after police surround an apartment building in the city’s Redbank neighborhood.