Route 1 has to be shut down for about 20 minutes.
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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One arrested, two hospitalized during Portland concert
Police say at least four concertgoers ingested ‘an unknown substance.’
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Crash shuts down River Road in Windham for two hours
The road reopened at 5:45 p.m.
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Shutdown leads to layoffs of 52 Maine state workers
The employees in the Disability Determination Office are paid with federal funds.
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Georgetown man shot and killed in North Yarmouth, police say
Alleged shooter interviewed and released by police.
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High-priority fugitive sex offender arrested in Portland
The man, who once lived in Maine, is on the U.S. Marshal Service’s 15 Most Wanted List.
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Scarborough police investigate series of burglaries
All three break-ins occurred on Portland Farms Road off Route 1.
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Scarborough passes leash law
As part of a settlement with the federal government, the town will create the post of piping plover coordinator.
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Portland suicide threat snarls bridge traffic during rush hour
The three-hour incident began after a man was seen hanging on the outside of the guardrail.
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Gas leak diverts downtown Portland traffic at rush hour
The leak near High and Congress streets is repaired 3½ hours later.