A water main break on Saturday night affected about 50 houses in the Longwoods Road area.
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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Great black hawk in Portland rescued during snowstorm
The injured bird, which is native to Central and South America, had been living in Deering Oaks.
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Man surrenders days after fleeing traffic stop in Westbrook, police say
Charles Limanni, 47, of Westbrook faces several charges, including eluding an officer and driving to endanger.
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Artwork at Rockland center not damaged by water main break
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art says it has moved the art to a climate-controlled storage facility while repairs are made.
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State still digging out after knockout storm becomes mere strike
A warm air mass moves in and turns coastal precipitation into sleet, drastically reducing the expected snowfall in much of southern Maine.
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With an assist from a paddler, Westbrook’s famous ice disk gets back in the spin of things
The paddler had more success than a man who tried walking onto the massive ice disk Wednesday, only to be stopped by police.
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Phyllis Mills Wyeth, wife of iconic American painter Jamie Wyeth, dies at 78
Wyeth and her husband spent much of their time on the Maine coast and donated substantially to arts and other causes in the state and elsewhere.
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Food pantries across Maine helping furloughed federal workers
They’re providing assistance to families of federal employees who aren’t getting paid during the shutdown.
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Three injured in crash that closes Route 1 in Biddeford for hours
Three vehicles collide near the Arundel town line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Westbrook Community Center fire forces city to move some operations
A fire Monday night in a utility space could put the building out of commission for a few weeks.