More than 100 local college students, many of them hailing from distant countries, get into a groove as they celebrate their academic achievements.
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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Son shoots dad while turkey hunting in Windham
Joseph Kennedy of Standish says it was an accident. He’s been blind in that eye since birth.
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Scarborough High School does well at national competition
Scarborough High School finishes 14th out of 32 teams that competed in the National Academic Decathlon
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Son shoots dad while turkey hunting in Windham
Joseph Kennedy of Standish was shot in his eye by his 29-year-old son. Joe has been blind in that eye since birth.
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Injured Mainer survives four days in Utah desert
The physician’s assistant from Aroostook County endures freezing Utah nights with a broken leg and little food or water.
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In ‘cash mob’ version, crowd’s spurred to spend
Scores of people descend on an Exchange Street store for a whirlwind shopping spree.
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South Portland High School competing in international robotics contest
South Portland High School remains competitive in a large international field
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Saco police warn of email scam
Police say no one should give out credit card information in response to an email from Time Warner Cable.
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One person injured in Route 302 crash in Naples
The crash took place near Lake Region High School
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Mercy hires support firm being sued by Minnesota
Accretive Health Inc., facing allegations that it posted debt collectors in emergency rooms and at the bedsides of patients, will have a ‘back office’ role at the hospital.