Neighbors say they want to keep the traffic-calming device, deemed a hazard soon after it was installed.
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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Get ready for a wintry blast
A spring storm is headed Maine’s way, bringing 2 to 4 inches of snow to the coast and up to 8 inland.
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Eliot Cutler to launch PAC for moderates
PORTLAND — Former independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler said Tuesday night that he will form a political action committee for moderates who feel disconnected from the political parties. OneMaine will raise money and help candidates “of any stripe” who are willing to work across party lines, Cutler said during a social gathering at Empire Dine […]
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Turnpike authority ends its use of lobbyists
The agency’s acting director says it’s the third change in spending policy in a week.
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Unsafe lane change leads to crash, fire
The collision — and two others blamed on ‘rubber-necking’ — shuts down the Maine Turnpike in Wells.
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Fugitive from justice captured in Gorham
Steven Johnson eludes authorities for a decade, but his luck runs out after he is spotted driving.
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Car crash leads to chaos on the Maine Turnpike
Two trucks collide, one bursts into flames and several people have to be taken to local hospitals
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Feature Obituary: Henrietta Hagen, 88, a ‘rare beauty’ in the eyes of her family
Henrietta Helen Hagen served her country during a time of war, joining the first group of women in the U.S. military. She married a man who had been a World War II prisoner of war, a pairing that spanned nearly six decades. And she inspired her son to become an artist. Mrs. Hagen, of Cape […]
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Woman charged with burglarizing shop
Police: “This woman had taken everything, even the clothes off the mannequins.”
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Richmond house fire threatens church
Five fire departments are in Richmond trying to prevent a house fire from spreading to a nearby church.