A vehicle struck a utility pole early Tuesday evening, forcing Standish Neck Road to be shut off to traffic.
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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Elderly driver killed in wrong-way crash in Brunswick
The head-on collision occurred Monday night on Route 1 near Cooks Corner, police say.
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Powerful rain and windstorm roars into Maine
It’s expected to batter the entire state before ending Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service says.
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Hebron woman killed by hunter remembered as ‘free spirit’
Karen Wrentzel, 34, was shot by a 38-year-old local man who was hunting with his father, authorities say.
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Heavy rains flood some streets in Greater Portland
Flooding in Portland, Westbrook and South Portland was exacerbated by leaf-clogged storm drains, officials said
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Waldorf school dedicates new building in Freeport
The new construction brings together the school’s 260 students on one campus.
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After teen hospitalized, Ellsworth man charged with selling LSD
Police say they seized 35 doses of suspected LSD, 5 grams of crack cocaine, and 9 grams of powder cocaine.
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Man charged with shooting 2 others in Bucksport
Cory Turcotte is charged with aggravated assault and two men are treated for gunshot wounds.
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Two people are shot at a home in Bucksport
Police interview a person of interest in the investigation but no arrests are made by late Wednesday night.
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Former Old Orchard Beach fire chief pleads guilty to setting woods fire
The fire last year burned 42 acres and came close to a condominium complex.