Jamie Carter Logan won more than $32,000 on the popular TV quiz show Wednesday evening.
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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Part of I-295 in Portland to be closed 4 days in October for bridge replacement
The Veranda Street bridge is within a few hundred feet of Tukey’s Bridge on a heavily traveled section of highway.
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Portland City Councilor Belinda Ray will not seek re-election
The District 1 councilor announced Monday that she will take a job with the Greater Portland Council of Governments after her term expires late this year.
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Yarmouth families warned about suspicious driver
A stranger approached a child this week on McCartney Street and offered a ride, according to police.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Nurses at Maine Medical Center vote to form their first labor union
The 1,001-750 vote means about 2,000 nurses who work at Maine’s largest hospital and other locations in the area will be represented in labor negotiations by the Maine State Nurses Association and National Nurses United.
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Maine’s supreme court rejects Noah Gaston’s appeal of his murder conviction
The justices also dismissed the former Windham man’s contention that court restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic unfairly affected his sentencing hearing.
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Fire crews battle structure fire in Pownal
The fire broke out in a building at 796 Lawrence Road.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections, Politics
Absentee ballot voting for Portland’s June 8 special election to begin next month
City residents can request absentee ballots and soon will able to vote on whether to approve the school budget and who should get to serve on a new Charter Commission.
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Brush fires keep firefighters and forest rangers busy
Wildfires broke out in several locations across the state Tuesday, including near a neighborhood in Old Orchard Beach.
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Foundation’s grants will benefit low-income, vulnerable Mainers
The John T. Gorman Foundation will distribute $1 million to 71 agencies across the state that serve low-income families and individuals.