Traffic into Portland was detoured after the bridge would not fully close into a locked position.
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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Feature Obituary: Roger L. Holton, 97, a gentle, spiritual teacher and minister
He lost his parents when he was young, attended a special school for orphaned boys and went on to become a school principal, a minister and a social-service worker later in his life. Roger L. Holton died Tuesday at his home in Portland. He was 97. “He was a teacher all of his life. Where […]
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Casco Bay Bridge reopens in both directions
The bridge was closed nearly two hours while workers removed an ice buildup from the bridge’s footings.
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Maine gets snowed under
The speed limit on Interstate 295 was lowered to 30 mph, the state’s largest shopping mall closed at noon, and a group of hardy Mainers organized a snowball fight in Portland as a powerful nor’easter hit the state Wednesday.
While snow blanketed the state, the Sagadahoc County town of Richmond got the most — 17.5 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Gray. Portland received 13 inches, and Brunswick got 16.
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Portland to enforce parking ban tonight
Drivers are being urged to get their cars off the streets or face a towing fee.
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Falmouth council’s zoning decision backs Walmart expansion
Walmart now has to submit plans for the expansion, which would include a full-service grocery store.
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Feature Obituary: Dorothy Robinson, 99, ‘loved people and loved life’
SOUTH PORTLAND — She skied downhill into her 90s, attributed her longevity to having a glass of red wine every day and co-founded a Portland potato chip company. Dorothy “Dot” E. Robinson, a lifelong resident of South Portland, died Friday, just three weeks after turning 99. “We like to say she was in her 100th […]
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Phippsburg home destroyed by fire
The homeowner escapes, but the building is declared a total loss.
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Sanford police respond to bank robbery
A robber enters the Springvale branch of the Sanford Institute for Savings this afternoon and demands money.
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Feature Obituary: John W. Austin, 52, businessman, generous and kind
He became a leader in Maine’s trucking industry, growing a Scarborough-based business into an operation with 48 trucks and a focus on safety that earned the company a prestigious award. He also earned a reputation for being kind, both in his personal and professional life. John W. Austin of Saco died Friday at Maine Medical […]