Robert Carey’s nomination is subject to approval by the Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services, and the Maine Senate.
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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Westbrook food service worker contracts hepatitis A
The Maine CDC urges staff and patrons who dined at Legends Rest Taproom or Paper City Barbecue in the past 3 weeks to contact their health care provider.
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State and Maine hospitals agree to improve MaineCare reimbursement rates
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Hospital Association announced the agreement Tuesday.
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Northern Light Health computer servers compromised, but patient data not at risk, health care system says
Though none of the affected servers contained patient information, Northern Light said it decided to temporarily take those records offline ‘out of an abundance of caution.’
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Maine leaders ask U.S. Supreme Court to remove abortion pill restrictions
Attorney General Aaron Frey and Gov. Janet Mills join 23 other states in asking the justices to protect access to mifepristone.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Saco man facing charges following police chase
Ricky Cooper faces charges of eluding an officer, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, violating conditions of release, and theft of a truck.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Politics
Maine’s congressional delegation renews call for crackdown on illegal pot-growing operations
They ask in a letter to the federal Department of Justice what federal agencies are doing to support Maine law enforcement shut down the illegal grows.
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Dunkin’ Donuts truck driver injured in rollover crash in Standish
The driver, who authorities say fell asleep at the wheel, had to be extricated from the truck after the crash early Sunday morning.
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Deer is set free after squeezing through a basement window in Westbrook
It appears the deer entered the basement of the Westbrook home through a 9-inch by 12-inch window before dropping about 6 feet to the concrete floor.
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Teenage student charged with posting threat to a Portland high school
Portland Arts and Technology High School and Casco Bay High School went into lockdown Monday following the receipt of an online threat.