Seth Vosmus, 34, left his family home in New Gloucester on Saturday to kayak out of Freeport.
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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One person killed in motor vehicle crash in Saco
Brandon Sheehan, 33, died in the head-on collision on New County Road Tuesday afternoon.
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Fire destroys 30-foot pleasure boat on Songo River in Naples
The fire, which also destroyed a dock and two personal watercraft, broke out off State Park Road late Tuesday afternoon.
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Third motorcycle crash in 3 days, this time in Raymond
The operator was transported to Maine Medical Center with serious injuries.
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Motorcycle operator, passenger seriously injured in Alfred crash
Officials say both people were rushed to the hospital after a collision between a motorcycle and car on Route 202 Sunday evening. Another motorcyclist was seriously injured in a separate crash in Harrison.
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Thousands of Mainers stand to benefit from student debt relief
The president’s decision to provide $10,000 in federal student debt reduction will benefit about 177,000 borrowers who live in Maine, the Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates.
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UNE receives $5 million grant to support chronic pain research
The Center of Biomedical Research Excellence at UNE will use the federal funds to continue its research into the study of pain and novel pain therapeutics.
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Buxton-based school board considers removing books about sexuality and gender identity from school libraries
Some parents want the books “Gender Queer: A Memoir” and “It’s Perfectly Normal” removed from libraries at Bonny Eagle middle school and high school.
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Maine Med nurses vote overwhelmingly to retain their union
Union leaders said the resounding 1,108-to-387 victory affirmed their support among nurses and left them eager to get back to the bargaining table for their first contract since forming the union in April 2021.
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Independent Maine auto repair shops pursuing right-to-repair referendum
The small, privately run repair shops say the auto industry’s grip on newer, advanced technology threatens consumers’ right to choose where they get cars fixed, or to even do the work themselves.