The event was held on Congress Street to memorialize Floyd, the Black man whose murder by a white Minneapolis police officer touched off a year of racial reckoning.
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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Sebago man killed in motorcycle crash
The body of Kyle Kapikas was not discovered until Monday evening, hours after the crash likely happened.
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Strong winds put boaters in danger on Sebago Lake
A pontoon boat made it safely to shore after the lake churned up 3-foot waves during a rainstorm Sunday afternoon.
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Tractor-trailer crashes and burns on Maine Turnpike in Kittery
The driver of the truck, a man from Portland, escaped, but the wreckage forced police to close the southbound lanes for several hours Sunday morning.
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State House to reopen to public Monday for first time in over a year
The opening was approved Thursday by a 6-2 vote of the Legislative Council.
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Dry conditions, human error fueling spate of wildfires across Maine
The Maine Forest Service had responded to 379 wildfires by Wednesday that had burned 257 acres so far this year.
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Portland property owners will have to wait an extra 4 weeks for new revaluation notices
The city says it took longer than expected to finalize new commercial property values because of the pandemic, so notices won’t be mailed until June 28.
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Saint Joseph’s College will require all students and staff to be fully vaccinated for fall semester
The college, based in Standish, joins a growing number of colleges requiring staff members and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Maine colleges, students to get more than $105 million in federal pandemic relief
At least half of the American Rescue Plan funding will be distributed to students as emergency financial aid.
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Maine panel endorses bill that would prohibit firing workers without cause
The measure would end ‘at-will’ employment in Maine, which allows employers to terminate workers for any reason that doesn’t violate anti-discrimination laws.