Juan Contreras is arrested in Waltham, Mass., where he will be held until he is extradited to Maine to face murder charges
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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Public art panel endorses sculpture plan
The artist envisions a piece made from 20 tons of granite, to be placed at the jetport or elsewhere.
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Sheriff’s Department investigating home burglaries on Sebago Lake
A total of 11 homes in the neighborhood surrounding Smooth Ledge Road were broken into
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Employee suffers second-degree burns from Bath fire
The location of the business forces police to shut down the ramps to downtown from two directions.
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Farmers market sales of raw milk endorsed
A council committee urges the city to change its rules if sellers agree to provide a list of the potential risks.
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Route 1 closed in Scarborough after car hits utility pole
The road will reopen once repairs are made to a utility pole that was damaged after a car hit it.
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River rescue turns out to be nothing more than underaged drinking party
A report of someone falling into the Saco River turns out to be false.
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Fire destroys business in downtown Bath
An employee who tried to put the fire out suffers burns
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Saco gets offer for old fire station
City councilors vote to put off deciding whether the 1938 building will be sold or demolished.
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I-295 work finished … until next spring
The Maine Department of Transportation will return for more highway bridge repairs and paving work.