Lincoln Middle School’s interim principal, Robyn Bailey, also came under fire last fall for an email she wrote criticizing women of color on the city’s charter commission.
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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Drivers should expect Route 1 traffic delays in Yarmouth this week
Delays will occur at night as crews continue to work on the $27.5 million project to replace two I-295 bridges that carry north and southbound traffic over Route 1 in Yarmouth
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Kindergarten student gets dragged alongside school bus in Buxton
The 6-year-old boy, whose backpack got caught in the door, did not suffer serious injuries, but the superintendent of schools promises a thorough investigation.
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Cumberland County sheriff rescued after capsizing kayak in Sebago Lake
Kevin Joyce was transported to Maine Medical Center and was treated for hypothermia-related symptoms.
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Motorcyclist faces charges after bike crashes in Standish
Randall Howard of Lewiston was operating an unregistered bike after his license had been suspended, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Bowdoin launches plan to be fossil fuel free by 2042
The proposal envisions a $100 million investment in campus infrastructure.
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15-year-old driving SUV dies in Saco crash
Mariah Bailey of Saco died when the Toyota Highlander she was driving struck a stand of trees along Ricker Road early Monday, police said.
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University of Southern Maine hands out more than 900 degrees during commencement
The graduation at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday marked the first in-person ceremony in three years.
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Two people killed on railroad tracks in Biddeford
The individuals, who Amtrak said were trespassing, died Sunday morning in an incident involving a train on the tracks just off Main Street.
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Driver injured when vehicle crashes into embankment in Raymond
The driver suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in the crash, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.