With temperatures going lower, officials say additional ice falling off onto cars is unlikely.
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.
Home in Sanford destroyed by fire
The owner lost his home and two dogs in the blaze. He was attending a memorial service out of state when the fire occurred.
Penobscot Narrows Bridge closed after ice chunks hit cars
No injuries are reported when five vehicles are damaged by chunks of ice dropping from the beams and suspension cables of the Route 1 bridge in Prospect near Bucksport.
Outages rise exponentially with arrival of heavy snow in Maine
Meanwhile, temperatures are expected to plunge to minus-10 degrees by Thursday night.
Pedestrian struck by car near Maine Mall
He is in critical condition after the Christmas Eve accident.
Fire destroys couple’s Freeport home on Christmas Eve
The duo is able to spend Christmas with relatives, the fire chief says.
Maine Mall volunteers earning a rep for great wraps
They also offer the following tips for Mainers wrapping gifts on their own.
Black ice causes numerous crashes on Maine Turnpike
A tractor-trailer jackknifed between Falmouth and Gray, a turnpike spokesman says.
Two women rob seafood market in Kennebunk
The robbers fled in a black pickup truck, police say.
Tractor-trailer truck crashes in Baldwin
Route 113 has reopened, but the sheriff’s office describes the accident as ‘serious.’