Wednesday’s storm knocked down a number of trees in Oxbow after several tornado warnings.
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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Portland’s largest soup kitchen to temporarily close
Preble Street needs to close for four days so that its soup kitchen can be renovated.
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Scarborough faces $12,000 fine after dog kills plover
The federal government says the town repeatedly ignored warnings about allowing unleashed dogs on beaches during the endangered bird’s nesting season.
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Maine horse euthanized due to EEE
The Oxford County horse was vaccinated but had not been given a booster dose, the state vet says.
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Community rallies to help Portland soup kitchen
The city’s largest soup kitchen will close on Friday for renovations and won’t reopen until next week.
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Maine will open 21 lighthouses to public Saturday
The Coast Guard has partnered with the Maine Office of Tourism and the American Lighthouse Foundation to sponsor the event.
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Bath Iron Works finalist to build new Coast Guard cutters
The new generation of ships will feature increased range and endurance, more powerful weapons, better surveillance and a larger flight deck.
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Fire on Navy destroyer in Maine quickly extinguished
Bath firefighters douse the blaze, which broke out in a storage tank on board the ship.
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Motorcycle crash shuts down Warren Avenue in Portland
Witnesses said Tim Mitchell had been operating his bike erratically just prior to the crash.
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Portland protesters oppose U.S. strike in Syria
About 50 protesters urge Congress to reject the president’s proposed military attack.