The measure sponsored by Rep. Charlotte Warren would repeal the law that effectively prohibits state police from answering any questions about troopers’ use of surveillance tools such as facial recognition technology.
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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Noted Peaks Island photographer Arthur J. Fink dies at 74
He had an enduring connection to the Bates Dance Festival, where he served as resident photographer from 2005 through 2017.
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Brunswick forced into remote learning, with too many bus drivers in COVID-19 quarantine
The superintendent says he won’t have enough transportation department staff until Thursday at the earliest.
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Portland Museum of Art employees vote to unionize
Museum officials say they will honor the outcome and strive to build a stronger and more equitable institution.
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Driver who went wrong way on I-295 is charged with drunken driving
Police say the Westbrook man traveled north in the southbound lanes for about 5 miles before pulling over.
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FBI warns of telephone scammers, posing as federal agents, who bilked 44 Mainers
The agency’s Boston Division says it’s seeing an increase in reports about scammers targeting residents of Maine and other New England states through unsolicited, often spoofed, phone calls.
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Portland to launch food composting pilot program
The yearlong effort, during which residents can drop off food scraps at five locations in the city, will begin on Thursday, which is Earth Day.
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In Maine, George Floyd verdict elicits relief, a feeling of justice served
‘We cannot forget that George Floyd’s murder was not an isolated incident,’ says Maine Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross.
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Search finds body of woman who drowned in Washington County
The 27-year-old Indian Township resident fell from a hydro station catwalk into the St. Croix River, according to the Maine Warden Service.
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Cape Elizabeth hires new superintendent of schools
Christopher Record, currently the assistant superintendent in Gorham, will assume his new duties on July 1.