Drivers who pay cash will feel the brunt of the rate increase, though commuters also are worried about losing discounts.
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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Scarborough police arrest two women on cocaine, heroin charges
The women are accused of both drug trafficking and drug possession.
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Saco weapons company gets $28 million Army contract
General Dynamics will build quick-change barrel kits for machine guns, but the contract will not stop recently announced layoffs.
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Burglars strike 11 homes in East Boothbay, Westport Island
Thousands of dollars in items have been taken.
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Maine ethics staff against PAC-candidate probe
The recommendation goes to the full commission for a final determination in the case against Nichi Farnham.
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Rare wooden eagles stolen from Custom House
The hand-carved sculptures are believed to date from the 1860s and are worth $50,000.
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More than 30 Maine facilities bought products from meningitis-linked pharmacy
But state health officials say the injectable steroid blamed for the fungal meningitis outbreak has not been used here.
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Fire that killed Old Orchard Beach woman investigated
Patricia Noel, a 62-year-old grandmother, died in the fire. She lives with her son and grandson, but neither was home.
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Portland bar patrons prefer football over politics
Among the viewers at a popular bar in the Old Port, Monday Night Football easily beat out the third and final presidential debate.
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Turnpike commuters can expect delays in New Gloucester
The intermittent traffic delays could last up to 25 minutes.