Golden and his wife, Isobel, are expecting their first child any day now, his staff says.
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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Maine colleges, students to get more than $105 million in federal pandemic relief
At least half of the American Rescue Plan funding will be distributed to students as emergency financial aid.
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Maine panel endorses bill that would prohibit firing workers without cause
The measure would end ‘at-will’ employment in Maine, which allows employers to terminate workers for any reason that doesn’t violate anti-discrimination laws.
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Portland high schools to hold in-person commencements this spring
Portland and Deering high schools will hold outdoor ceremonies, and Casco Bay High School students will graduate at Merrill Auditorium.
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Multiple crews fight wildfire in Oxford County town of Brownfield
Several fire departments, the Maine Forest Service and a helicopter have been called to battle a wildfire that broke out on Frost Mountain.
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Motorcycle crash in York County kills woman
Marisa Standly, 27, of Springvale died in the crash Sunday afternoon on Emery Mills Road in Shapleigh.
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Former Portland police chief may run for governor in Michigan
Republicans hope that Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who was police chief in Maine’s largest city for two years, will challenge Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2022.
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Catalytic converters stolen from a variety of vehicles in Portland, police say
Authorities in Sanford issued a similar warning this week about such thefts, which are an increasing trend regionally and nationally.
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Portland police investigate attack on woman walking in West End
Police warn the public to be careful following the assault, which was the third of its kind in the same neighborhood over the past 6 months.
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Firefighters respond to fire at University of Maine library
The fire at the Raymond H. Fogler Library was reported shortly after 9 p.m.