Charlie Berg’s brief film recognizes the efforts of ICU nurses struggling to care for unvaccinated COVID-19 patients during a virus surge last summer.
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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Police arrest woman after pickup truck clocked at 100 mph on Route 302
The incident took place Sunday afternoon on one of the most congested roads in the Lakes Region.
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Maine primary elections to be held on Tuesday
Primaries to elect a Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District and a Democrat to represent the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office appear to be the highest-profile races facing voters.
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Collins believes bipartisan gun deal stands good chance of passage in Senate
Maine’s senior U.S. senator, who was a member of a bipartisan committee that negotiated the tentative agreement, says, ‘I really think we have to succeed this time, and I think we will succeed.’
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Police identify Buxton man killed when his motorcycle collided with a school bus
Timothy Hagerman, 55, of Buxton, died at the scene of the crash Tuesday.
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Supreme Court ruling on lawsuits against federal agents could affect Maine, civil rights group says
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine says the high court ruling siding with the government could have an adverse effect here.
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Two construction workers suffer life-threatening injuries following roof collapse in Naples
The accident took place at Captain Jack’s Restaurant at the Naples Marina complex, the site of a substantial construction project.
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Motorcyclist killed in collision with school bus in Buxton
The motorcycle and bus, which wasn’t carrying children, collided on Narragansett Trail at about 3 p.m. Tuesday.
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Westbrook students walk out to protest police detention of Black classmate
Westbrook police respond to Monday morning’s march through the streets of the city by saying the student’s detention Saturday night had nothing to do with race.
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Portland police recover stolen rifle in Riverton neighborhood
Authorities are warning residents that a second weapon may have been hidden by an individual experiencing mental health issues.