George Mitchell remains especially pleased that his efforts ‘saved lives.’
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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Freeport woman drives car into a pond
The elderly woman is checked out by firefighters, who escort her home after the mishap
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Road rage incident in Scarborough leads to arrest of Saco man
Scarborough police credit the victim with providing a partial license plate number and vehicle description.
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Attendance at Fryeburg Fair drops off from last year
Fair officials attribute the decline to bad weather.
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Broken-down vehicle leads to arrest of wanted woman
Police arrest a Waterboro woman who is wanted on a warrant for driving to endanger.
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Man jumps off cliff to elude police, eventually Tasered
Billie Joe Gregoire faces drunk driving and refusing to submit to arrest charges.
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Suspicious device in Acton turns out to be false alarm
Police say the device, which was left in a yard, is harmless.
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Portland firefighters, police respond to suspicious blaze
No arrests have been made. Police said investigators interviewed one person, who may have been involved with the fire.
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Two Maine oil companies enter electric market
Dead River Co. and C.N. Brown Co. announce their intentions to begin providing electricity.
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93 passengers stranded in boating accident off Bar Harbor
The Coast Guard is investigating what happened to the vessel, which was bound for the Celebrity Summit.