They were ‘cold and wet up to their hips’ when search teams found them, a fire official says.
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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Snow to blanket western and northern Maine on Tuesday
Only rain is forecast for Portland and other coastal areas, according to the National Weather Service.
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Fishermen launch campaign to protect Portland’s working waterfront from development
They and their supporters gather at a pub on Commercial Street to gather signatures for a referendum that would restore the city’s water dependency use requirement.
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Hundreds in Portland show their support for Mueller investigation
More than 300 people gather in Monument Square, saying they fear the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions is the first step in President Trump’s effort to derail the Russia probe.
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Portland Pipe Line Corp. plans to appeal court ruling on ‘Clear Skies’ ordinance
The company is seeking to overturn a court decision that said South Portland was within its rights to prohibit the bulk loading of crude oil at terminals in the harbor.
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Jetport flights delayed, hundreds affected after truck hits pole, knocks out power
The crash on outer Congress Street also prompted the city to extend voting hours until 9:30 p.m. at the Italian Heritage Center polling station.
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Westbrook man rescued, dogs die after car goes off ferry into Sebago Lake
The incident happened Monday night as the seasonal ferry was on its way from Frye Island to Raymond.
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Some of Maine’s great blue herons wintering in Haiti
A tracking project identifies one bird that has just returned to the Caribbean nation for the third year in a row.
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Longtime Central Maine Power spokeswoman says she’s retiring
Gail Rice started working for Maine’s largest utility in 1996.
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Maine inmate charged with plotting to kill a witness in his case
Robert Boggia, who is being held in jail on sex assault and other charges, is also additionally charged with arson.