About 27 acres burn atop Mount Abraham near Kingfield, and another 20 acres burn in a Washington County township.
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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Police divers to resume search for missing Scarborough man today
Matthew Foster, 23, was last seen in the Old Port on Friday night, and police dogs have tracked him to the Chandlers Wharf area.
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Portland officials probe cause of fire on Sherman Street that displaced 16 people
Heavy, black smoke poured out of a three-story apartment building in the Parkside neighborhood before firefighters brought the blaze under control.
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Lisbon man arrested in fatal hit-and-run
A motorcyclist from Portland died Monday from injuries suffered in the crash Saturday night.
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Fire at Topsham business draws crews from 10 towns
A dispatcher says the fire at Grimmel Industries, which collects and recycles scrap metal, could take hours to bring under control.
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Timothy Hussey, York County business and civic leader, dies of cancer
The president and CEO of Hussey Seating Co., a six-generation family business, was 59.
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LGBT community gathers in Portland to mourn, keep fear at bay
Vigils are held around the state in support of the victims of Sunday’s massacre, which came at the beginning of Portland’s celebration of Pride Week.
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Portland’s gay community condemns Orlando rampage
More than 150 people gather for a vigil Sunday evening in Portland’s Monument Square.
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Eves asks panel to examine warden service response to public records requests
House Speaker Mark Eves wants the Right to Know Advisory Committee to consider allegations that the Maine Warden Service failed to comply with the Freedom of Access Act.
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Freeport council hires department veteran as new police chief
Susan Nourse has been with Freeport for 31 years, including 11 as a lieutenant.