Now converted to digital projection, the Westbrook landmark thrills fans of a longtime seasonal tradition.
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.
Collision kills motorcycle rider on Route 109 in Acton
The victim may have been a 15- or 16-year-old boy, York County Sheriff William King says.
Deli video of man’s tirade leads to forum tonight on Portland downtown issues
The business owner’s postings on Facebook spark a discussion of homelessness, mental illness and drugs on city streets.
Westbrook police to conduct OUI checkpoint this week
Capt. Steven Goldberg says officers also will be assigned to patrols dedicated to pulling over drunken drivers through August and September.
Child, 2, injured in fall from Portland apartment window
Police are treating the fall as an accident.
Juvenile likely asleep at wheel when pickup hit Waterboro home, police say
The boy apparently fell asleep at the wheel and is not being charged.
Kitchen fire damages Otto Pizza in downtown Portland
The restaurant at 576 Congress St. will close for a few days.
Fire destroys home on Dartmouth Street in Portland
A woman suffered smoke inhalation, but no one was killed or seriously hurt, authorities say.
Victims in fatal Lebanon crash had attended marijuana fest, police say
One New Hampshire man was killed and another injured in the rollover Friday night on Center Road.
Standish woman pulled from burning car still hospitalized in serious condition
Three passersby pulled her from her burning vehicle after it slammed int a tree on Route 25 in Limington on Monday.