Because of heavy snowpack, many areas, including Portland, are at risk if the weather suddenly warms and it starts raining, a panel warns.
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 advise Ocean Park residents to be alert after burglary
Residents of the summer community should report any suspicious activity, says Old Orchard Beach Police Chief Dana Kelley.
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Worker falls through skylight at Auburn business
It’s the second such snow-related accident in Auburn this winter.
Posted inLife & Culture
Three companies share top award at Portland Flower Show opening
Best of Show goes to Robin’s Nest Aquatics of Hollis, O’Donal’s Nursery of Gorham and Hill View Mini Barn of Etna. The show runs through Sunday.
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Portland police seek man who held up store clerk with butcher knife
The robber took cash from the Xtra Mart on Brighton Avenue and fled in a white pickup truck.
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More ice falls from Old Port building, another car gets hit
A passenger escapes injury when ice smashes into a car parked feet away from the scene of a similar accident 10 days earlier.
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Parking bans in effect in Falmouth, Yarmouth and Brunswick
The bans will end at noon Wednesday, the towns say.
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Board backs plan for Portland’s high school students to ride Metro buses
The superintendent is set to develop a cost-sharing agreement to allow the bus service to transport high school students to and from classes.
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More snow on the way before warmup Wednesday
The Portland area is in line for 3 to 6 more inches, and maybe freezing rain and sleet, before temperatures climb to the 40s.
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Woman recovering from Rite Aid crash
Sharla Cummings, a store employee, was injured when a car crashed through the storefront Sunday.