Conditions should improve by Monday.
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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Missing Saco woman has been located
The 26-year-old woman, who had been missing since Saturday night, was found Sunday
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Nine-year-old girl is killed when tree falls on car in Standish
Heavy thunderstorms swept through the area late Thursday afternoon.
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Maine Medical Center nurses will vote next month on whether to remain unionized
A petition, backed by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and signed by more than 500 nurses, paved the way for the vote on the union, which was formed in April of 2021.
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U.S. Rep. Pingree calls for investigation of Chipotle for possible union busting after Augusta store closes
Pingree wants the National Labor Relations Board to investigate why the restaurant in Augusta closed just hours after workers filed their intent to unionize.
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Portland man charged with murder in girlfriend’s death in Acadia captured in Mexico
Raymond Lester, who is accused of killing Nicole Mokeme of South Portland, was apprehended in Cancun by members of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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Affordable housing complex for disabled adults proposed for Scarborough
The proposed project, which would be integrated into The Downs development at the former racetrack, calls for 50 apartments.
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Power restored after transformer explosion sends wires onto I-295 in Falmouth
The resulting closure at mile 12 resulted in significant delays during the evening commute, and travel is likely to be affected when crews repair the lines.
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Authorities identify inmate who died at Cumberland County Jail
Kevin Whitford, 65, of Sanford, had been held at the jail as a federal prisoner since January.
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Sanford man killed when car collides with pickup truck
The collision took place Monday morning at the intersection of School Street and Alfred Road.