Maine’s public advocate says ‘it won’t be the last’ increase ratepayers see.
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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Maine girl gets program’s 2 millionth free book
Raising Readers distributes books to Maine kids age 5 and younger at hospitals and doctors’ offices.
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Gunman in Gorham standoff surrenders peacefully
The USM student reportedly threatened to shoot people in a fraternity house before barricading himself inside.
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Sanford theme park makes sense, experts say
Consultants call Sanford ‘uniquely located’ for a successful, tourist-attractions development.
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Feature obituary: Richard E. Richardson, 85, owned boatyard on Sebago Lake
Now owned by his two sons, the nearly century-old boatyard is believed to be the only fourth-generation-owned boatyard in New England.
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Three-alarm fire hits apartment building near Woodfords Corner
The blaze on Irving Street was largely under control early Monday.
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Sewer line breaks in Kittery
Repairs won’t begin until Monday, so traffic to and from the shipyard could be affected.
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Elderly man and son left homeless after stove fire destroys Freeport home
Fire officials said food left on the stove when the men were out caused the blaze in the mobile home Sunday.
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Snowy owl rescued from vacant Portland building released into wild
Avian Haven Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center in Freedom, Maine, said the owl was released on Saturday at a midcoast area marsh.
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Rescued snowy owl called ‘plump,’ healthy
The uninjured bird was apparently attracted to a food source – pigeons – in a Portland building.