City spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said the Portland Expo is equipped with food, water, cots and public restrooms. Pets will also be accepted at the shelter.
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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South Portland motorists encouraged to avoid Broadway today
City officials are not certain what caused the break, but say the water district won’t initiate repairs until Monday morning
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In storm’s trajectory, Mainers prepare for worst-case scenario
PORTLAND – By Sunday afternoon, coastal portions of Maine should be in the grip of one of the most powerful storms to reach the state since Hurricane Bob struck in 1991. Bob, which made landfall in Maine on Aug. 20, 1991, caused more than $200 million in damage and left three people dead. Bob also […]
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On the way to make a bank deposit …
Bill Umbel helps another customer subdue a would-be bank robber, who claimed to be armed, until police arrive.
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Riverton Branch library will open for tours
The public is invited to see the renovations that have been completed.
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Crash interrupts power to 600 homes in Lebanon
The driver, a 16-year-old boy, escapes serious injury when his SUV hits a telephone pole.
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Maine panel picks train layover site near homes in Brunswick
The board votes 7-0 for the west Brunswick location after pressure to select one of two other sites.
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Suspect tackled during attempted bank robbery in Maine
PORTLAND — A Naples man was being held at the Cumberland County Jail Tuesday night after a customer thwarted an attempted robbery at a Congress Street bank earlier in the day. Acting Portland Police Chief Mike Sauschuck said 31-year-old Benjamin Poirier entered the TD Bank branch at 481 Congress St. at about 4 p.m. and […]
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Two people dead, one injured in Boothbay crash
Investigators from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department are trying to piece together what happened.
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Customers, employees foil Portland bank robbery
A group of bank customers and employees tackles the robber and hold him down until Portland police arrive