Emily Paruk will compete in the semifinals May 2 and hopes to advance to the finals May 27, when she would earn a shot at winning a $20,000 cash prize.
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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Expect street detours, traffic delays near Back Cove sewer separation project
The city warns that the Preble Street and Baxter Boulevard intersection will be significantly affected next week.
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Westbrook postpones presentation of proposed city budget
The presentation of the budget to the City Council was supposed to have taken place Wednesday evening, but had to be delayed because of what the city said was unforeseen circumstances.
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South Portland residents up in arms about expected jump in property taxes
Several said the citywide revaluation and resulting tax increases could drive retirees and middle-class owners out of their homes.
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State police and Oxford County Sheriff’s Office looking for missing teenager
Mackenzie Zitoli, 16, of Roxbury, Maine, was last seen at the Irving Circle K in Bethel on Monday night.
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Citing an increase in dangerous driving, state police say crackdown is coming
Maine State Police say they will start targeted enforcement to curtail speeding, distracted driving and infractions like expired inspection and registration stickers, which have been overlooked since the pandemic began last year.
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Spectrum internet outage hits thousands of customers in Maine and New Hampshire
The company said all Maine customers were affected until service was rerouted to reconnect them after about 2 hours.
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Several Old Port streets will be closed to traffic effective Monday
The goal is to help restaurants and retailers by giving them more outside space to operate in while complying with social distancing guidelines during the pandemic, the city says.
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Maine Warden Service rescues 2 sets of stranded hikers
Wardens said both parties – one on the Appalachian Trail and the other on Tumbledown Mountain – were unprepared for the snow, ice and cold weather they encountered.
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Crash on Maine Turnpike near Falmouth exit causing delays
A vehicle went off the highway and landed upside down in a ditch, and the Exit 53 ramp has been closed to traffic.