Maine’s Republican senator confirms that she won’t vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, and says she expects the Republican Party to swing back toward the political center.
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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Man reportedly exposed himself at Falmouth preserve
Police warn those who hike at the Blackstrap Hill Preserve to report suspicious activity.
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Yarmouth parents voice concerns about planned cellular antennas near schools
But the Town Council says Thursday that it has no authority to overrule Planning Board approval of an antenna array on a water tower near the high school and an elementary school.
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Transplanted Mainers brace for Category 4 hurricane in Florida, South Carolina
Several now live in areas expected to be hard hit by Matthew, and Red Cross volunteers from Maine have traveled south to help victims.
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DEA will cut amount of opioids produced in U.S. by at least 25 percent
The decision comes amid a national addiction epidemic and follows lobbying by Maine’s Sen. Angus King and his colleagues.
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Portland man pleads guilty to running illegal elver trade
Prosecutors say Yarann Im and his Maine Eel Co. illegally trafficked hundreds of pounds of valuable baby eels.
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Tenants Harbor lobsterman’s boat sunk for third time
The Maine Marine Patrol is investigating the sinking of Anthony Hooper’s 35-foot boat in Port Clyde, after charging three men in the sinking of another boat.
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Closure of Bath Viaduct to cause disruptions
The closure takes effect the day after Columbus Day and will last at least until Memorial Day.
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Tragedy at sea: Sinking of El Faro recalled one year later
This weekend, many of the families of the 33 victims will gather in Jacksonville, Florida, to mark the anniversary.
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Scarborough campground agrees to restore wetlands, pay $227,500 civil penalty
The EPA alleges that Bayley’s Camping Resort on Pine Point filled in wetlands and waterways on its property for nearly 30 years beginning in the late 1980s.