The storm created treacherous driving conditions and left thousands of Mainers without power.
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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Prediction for nor’easter prompts raft of cancellations, warnings about power outages
The slow-moving storm could pack wind gusts of up to 50 mph and drop up to a foot of wet, heavy snow, creating treacherous driving and the potential for downed trees and power lines.
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Woman arrested, accused of stabbing another woman with scissors
Jennifer Strugar, 53, was being held at the Cumberland County Jail on domestic violence charges.
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Maine native wins Oscar for visual effects
Eric Saindon is recognized for his work on the movie ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.”
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Maine joins multistate lawsuit against FDA over abortion drug
Maine and 17 other states are suing the federal agency, accusing it of maintaining restrictions on mifepristone even though it has been safely used to induce abortions for decades.
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Portland police seeing significant uptick in drug overdoses
Portland police said there have been 11 fatal overdoses in the city – including 3 in the past 5 days – since the beginning of the year.
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Massachusetts man killed in snowmobile crash in northern Maine
Darryl Sittler, 57, of Chelmsford died in the collision with 2 other snowmobilers on Saturday.
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Motor vehicle crash in Naples forces closure of Route 35
Few details were available, but the crash was severe enough for the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office to close the road to traffic Sunday night
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Storm could drop 18 inches of snow on Portland by Saturday night
Forecasters predict snow will begin falling in Portland around 1 a.m. Saturday and not stop till 9 p.m.
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Bill requiring drivers to remove snow and ice gains key support
Maine State Police, who opposed previous attempts, say the inclusion of a 48-hour grace period following a storm makes this legislation more reasonable to enforce.