PARSONSFIELD – A series of threatening text messages escalated into a potentially violent confrontation Wednesday afternoon in a remote section of Parsonsfield, according to police. Deputies from the York County Sheriff’s Department broke up the confrontation, arresting William Foster Jr., 48, of Parsonsfield, who was charged with terrorizing with a firearm, a Class C crime. […]
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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Street flooding near Washington and W. Kidder
The water line break may have been caused by a pressure surge.
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Deputies break up confrontation in Parsonsfield
Police say two Parsonsfield men exchange “threatening” text messages, then meet to settle their differences in person.
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Lawmaker: Leak may have been improper
Sen. David Trahan wants to know how a newspaper obtained findings not yet released to his committee.
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Probe sought into release of report on Maine Green Energy Alliance
State Sen. David Trahan asks the attorney general to look into a possible leak of ‘protected information’ to The Portland Press Herald.
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City panel urges Portland to ban fireworks
Fearing fires and injuries, city officials want an ordinance in place when a state prohibition is lifted.
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Panel recommends Portland prohibit sale, use of fireworks
The city considers the action because a new state law legalizes fireworks except where locally prohibited.
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Amtrak sues firm involved in fatal Maine truck-train crash
The driver hauling trash ignored warnings at the North Berwick crossing, the lawsuit alleges.
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Amtrak sues company whose driver collided with train in Maine
The Massachusetts-based company didn’t comment on the suit, which alleges that the truck driver, who was killed in the crash, ignored railroad crossing warnings and protections.
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Bayside will get a long-awaited path to Back Cove
PORTLAND – A pedestrian and bicycle path connecting the popular Back Cove Trail with Portland’s Bayside neighborhood will be built this fall. The plan, presented Wednesday night by state and city officials during a hearing at Merrill Auditorium, was applauded by Bayside residents, who said it’s long overdue. Construction of the paved link, which will […]