Amid calls for increased coronavirus testing nationwide, Puritan Medical Products of Guilford said Monday that it is producing more than one million of the specialized swabs a week.
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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Three missing hikers found in Camden Hills State Park
They became disoriented and their cellphone died, but they were located by a search team Sunday night.
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‘Keep this out of your home’: Falmouth family hit hard by the coronavirus
Ellen Mahoney Simmonds, 81, died Monday of COVID-19. Now, her son has it and her husband says he’s recovered.
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MaineHealth confirms reduction of work hours for some of its staff
The state’s largest health care network says the reductions became necessary as it adapted to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic in Maine.
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School districts following state recommendation to keep classrooms closed
Portland, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth and others say they’ll stick with remote learning to complete the academic year as the coronavirus outbreak continues.
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Maine says schools should plan to keep classrooms closed for rest of academic year
Education Commissioner Pender Makin, citing federal coronavirus guidance about avoiding large group and in-person instruction for 8 to 20 weeks, recommends that districts finish the 2019-20 academic year using remote and distance learning programs.
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Wildfires rage across Maine on Monday
Whipped by high winds and dry conditions, brush fires break out in more than a dozen locations, including Biddeford, Casco, Limerick and Camden.
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Member of Maine State Police tests positive for coronavirus
The man worked at the Maine Turnpike weigh station in York.
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Over 1,000 small businesses in Maine qualify for payroll protection loans
Since the federal assistance program went live Friday, a total of 1,026 companies have been deemed eligible to receive nearly $292 million in payroll benefits, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
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Rockland DHHS office to be closed Monday after worker tests positive for coronavirus
The regional office of the Department of Health and Human Services will be throughly cleaned and sanitized and then reopen on Tuesday, a spokeswoman says.