The cause of the fire on Lambs Mills Road is under investigation but does not appear suspicious.
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.
Verso Paper agrees to pay part of severance to workers on Jan. 8
The half-now, half-later deal will provide financial relief to those laid off when the mill in Bucksport shut down.
Firefighters from five departments contain barn fire in Biddeford
No injuries are reported in the fire on River Road, and firefighters are able to prevent it from spreading to a house.
Firefighters at house fire in Bridgton
The fire was reported in the home at 33 Green St. just before 8 p.m. Monday.
Portland vigil memorializes homeless who died this year
Thirty-five members of the city’s homeless community have died this year, the most since the annual vigil started 20 years ago.
Boyfriend charged with murder of Garland woman, children
A relative says Christina Sargent was trying to end an abusive relationship with Keith Coleman.
Employee dies while working at Dayton Sand and Gravel
Authorities say the worker was climbing down a ladder attached to a bucket truck when he went into cardiac arrest and fell.
Three go to hospitals after car hits school bus in West Bath
One student on the Morse High School bus suffers minor injuries while the driver of the car is hurt more seriously.
Father says teen charged in Windham-Raymond school threats was not a danger to anyone
The suspect, identified by his father as Justin Woodbury, 16, is facing felony charges as RSU 14 schools prepare to reopen today.
Investigation of Cumberland County Jail inmate’s death continues
An autopsy on Miles Hartford, 33, who was found unconscious in his cell Sunday night, is inconclusive.