The House gave initial approval to L.D. 1508 Tuesday, and the House and Senate were expected to pass the amended bill this week.
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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Woman wounded in shooting Monday at Sanford hotel
The woman was shot in a leg, but her injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
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Maine Senate passes bill to reform political action committee finance laws
The bill would change laws governing how political action committees make payments to legislators who are connected to the PAC in a leadership role or as a primary fundraiser.
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Caught on video: Westbrook cruisers damaged when car plows into one of them
No one was injured in the incident on Brown Street shortly after noon.
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Six-day search ends with recovery of Oregon man’s body from Swan Lake
Christopher N. Friedrich was reported missing June 6, and his kayak was found floating upside down in the lake.
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Missing Bridgton man, 77, has been located, state police say
Authorities say that Clarence Taylor, who suffers from dementia, wandered away Sunday afternoon from an assisted living facility.
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South Portland’s assistant superintendent taking post in Gorham
Jodi Mezzanotte will become principal of Village Elementary School starting July 1, the Gorham School Department says.
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Sanford police find unconscious woman lying on a road
Police are uncertain exactly what happened to the woman, who had a serious head injury and was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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Portland police report random assault on man on Munjoy Hill
Authorities are trying to determine if the latest attack, which happened late Wednesday night, is connected to three recent assaults, all involving women.
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Would-be victims, including a 9-year-old boy, fight off carjacking attempts
The incidents began in Old Orchard Beach on Wednesday afternoon and ended with a man’s arrest in Wells.