The storm will bring snow, sleet and ice over most of coastal Maine.
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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Messy weather causes accidents across the region
The snow and freezing rain also prompted the Maine Turnpike Authority lower the speed limit. Friday’s forecast calls for heavy rain in Portland.
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Respected TV journalist Chris Rose dies at age 63
Rose worked for more than three decades at News Center Maine (WCSH-TV) and more recently in public relations for the University of New England.
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Judge dismisses protection from abuse order filed by slain Edgecomb toddler’s mother
A Wiscasset District Court judge dismissed the order, filed by Makinzlee Handrahan’s mother on Wednesday.
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Authorities are still searching for missing Boothbay man
Thomas P. Harris, 60, has not been seen in more than a week.
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PFAS found in drinking water supply at state prison in Charleston
The chemicals have been detected in three of the five wells that serve drinking water to the Mountain View Correctional Facility.
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Former Cumberland woman sues Portland diocese, former priest, alleging sexual abuse
Mary Banks says she was assaulted and raped by a former Bangor priest while she was a member of a Catholic Youth Organization in 1972.
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Convicted murderer dies at state correctional facility
Dennis Vanwart, 71, of Hiram died early Tuesday morning at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston.
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Beloved Legion Square Market in South Portland is closing
Also known as Smaha’s, the iconic store has been in business since 1939.
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Seven Maine counties could receive federal aid after holiday weekend storm
Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Somerset, Waldo and York counties are likely to receive federal disaster aid, a state official says.