About 40 people gathered on the Portland City Hall plaza Wednesday night to voice support the For The People Act, which Collins voted against earlier this year.
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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‘Totally unacceptable’: Portland police chief, residents angry after unruly crowd targets officers with fireworks
Police said a crowd of about 300 people gathered near Kennedy Park, and someone was seen firing a gun nearby later that night.
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A Picasso found in closet of Maine home fetches more than $150,000 at auction
The 16-by-16-inch painting titled ‘Le Tricorne’ is a maquette, or study, for a larger work with the same title that is on exhibit at the New York Historical Society.
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Maine suffers a second day of insufferable heat and humidity
Portland tied the record high of 96 on Tuesday, a mark that was set more than 70 years ago.
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Portland police charge Norway man in gas station robbery
Leroy Martin, 57, of Norway was arrested Sunday in connection with the holdup June 13 at the Mobil Mart on Forest Avenue.
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Distracted driving may have caused head-on collision in New Gloucester
Friday night’s crash sent a Durham woman to the hospital with serious injuries that were not life-threatening.
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Woman found dead from assault in Standish home
Maine State Police are investigating the assault that resulted in the death of Amanda Brown, 30, of Standish.
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Bill to establish an eviction mediation program in Maine moves ahead
The House gave initial approval to L.D. 1508 Tuesday, and the House and Senate were expected to pass the amended bill this week.
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Woman wounded in shooting Monday at Sanford hotel
The woman was shot in a leg, but her injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
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Would-be victims, including a 9-year-old boy, fight off carjacking attempts
The incidents began in Old Orchard Beach on Wednesday afternoon and ended with a man’s arrest in Wells.