A former mayor and a former councilor seek the largely ceremonial post.
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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After Irene: Outages reducedas recovery begins in Maine
Central Maine Power Co. said Monday night that it will take several more days to restore electricity to all of its customers who lost power because of Tropical Storm Irene.
Across Maine on Sunday, Irene brought 2 to as much as 9 inches of rain, sustained winds of 40 mph and gusts up to 52 mph – enough to knock down trees and cut power to nearly 280,000 homes and businesses at some point during the storm.
CMP spokesman John Carroll said the scope of the damage and the number of customers affected – more than 110,000 were still without power at 9 p.m. Monday – have kept crews busy around the clock.
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Wells fire damages seasonal boarding home for foreign exchange students
No one is injured after fire causes moderate damage to the building’s third floor
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Fire causes extensive damage to a home in Wiscasset
When the power came back on, it may have overheated an appliance causing the fire to start
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The force of nature
Tropical Storm Irene blew through Maine on Sunday, knocking out power to more than 190,000 customers and causing scattered flash flooding but failing to produce the widespread damage that had been feared.
The punishing hurricane had been downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it reached Maine, but Irene still brought powerful sustained winds and gusts that caused rain-soaked trees and limbs to fall on power lines in widely scattered locations. The wind was expected to continue gusting to 50 mph through the night, the National Weather Service said.
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River flooding forces Westbrook to close a section of East Bridge Street
A section of the road that has been under construction will likely remained closed for the duration of the storm.
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Old Orchard Beach closed to swimming for today
A town official says the beach is tentatively set to reopen at 7 a.m. Monday.
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CMP to begin damage assessment, power restoration at 5 a.m. Monday
The storm brought powerful sustained winds and gusts.
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All Jetport flights canceled for today
A Jetport official says he expects flights will resume Monday morning, but travelers should check before heading to the airport.
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More than 115,000 customers currently without power
A CMP spokesman says York County has been hardest hit with 32,500 outages.