The USS Miami, which suffered about $400 million in damage, likely will be repaired at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
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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Navy: Fire on nuclear sub started in vacuum cleaner
The USS Miami suffered $400 million in damage and likely will be repaired in Kittery.
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Portland Planning Board OKs Thompson’s Point complex
Construction is set to begin this summer on The Forefront, featuring the Red Claws’ arena.
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Falmouth bridge reopens after flood waters forced its closure
The town reopens the Lambert Street Bridge over the Presumpscot River
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Exit 48 off ramp to be closed Wednesday night for repairs
The exit closure will impact drivers, who are trying to access Riverside Street or Larrabee Road
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After the deluge, waitingto assess the damage
Flooding closes roads and bridges in southern Maine.
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Bath robbery suspect uses toy gun
A teenaged boy endangers his life after refusing to surrender to police
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Experts identify another dead Minke whale in Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach public works crews use a front end loader to get the whale’s carcass off sand dunes
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Vapor sends three workers to hospital
The chemical reaction occurs during cleaning at a Scarborough business.
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Drenching sets rainfall records
Portland receives 5.5 inches in two days and other areas get more, flooding roads and swelling rivers.