A crowd estimated at 15,000 turned out for the pyrotechnics display Sunday night on the Eastern Promenade.
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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Old Orchard Beach woman charged with striking husband with motor vehicle
Tamara Kiernan has been charged with domestic violence aggravated assault following the incident Wednesday morning.
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Three suspects sought after shots fired at home in Westbrook
No one was hurt in what police believe was a random shooting in June.
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A Picasso found in closet of Maine home fetches more than $150,000 at auction
The 16-by-16-inch painting titled ‘Le Tricorne’ is a maquette, or study, for a larger work with the same title that is on exhibit at the New York Historical Society.
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Maine suffers a second day of insufferable heat and humidity
Portland tied the record high of 96 on Tuesday, a mark that was set more than 70 years ago.
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Racial Equity panel’s report recommends changes in oversight, training of Portland police officers
Among the recommendations is creation of a crisis response team to initially deal with some mental health and other situations in marginalized communities.
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Bipartisan agreement reached on proposed state budget
The $8.5 billion package, which was approved unanimously by the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee on Sunday, is headed to the full Legislature for a vote on Wednesday.
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Portland police charge man in gas station robbery
Leroy Martin, 57, of Norway was arrested Sunday in connection with the holdup June 13 at the Mobil Mart on Forest Avenue.
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Distracted driving may have caused head-on collision in New Gloucester
Friday night’s crash sent a Durham woman to the hospital with serious injuries that were not life-threatening.
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Woman found dead from assault in Standish home
Maine State Police are investigating the assault that resulted in the death of Amanda Brown, 30, of Standish.