SCARBOROUGH – He came to the United States in the 1920s, served his country during World War II and attended pharmaceutical school. He operated a well-known pharmacy in South Portland, and ended his career as a successful financial consultant. Aniello Tancredi, a longtime resident of Falmouth Foreside, died Sunday at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House […]
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: Ibra L. Ripley Jr., 88, WW II veteran, CMP manager
In combat, he risked his life to lay phone lines along the floor of the jungle. At home in Maine, he was equally comfortable climbing a utility pole to repair damaged wires, no matter how dangerous the weather. Ibra L. Ripley Jr., better known as “Rip,” made his mark fighting for his country during World […]
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Prying open ‘Ulysses’ on Bloomsday
Bull Fenney’s Pub plays host to an hour-long program designed to celebrate James Joyce’s epic novel.
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Police looking for jail inmate who fled work release in Portland
A woman, set to finish her sentence for theft this fall, walks away from a job at Goodwill.
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Israeli diplomat in New England defends Gaza blockade
The consul general to New England also calls the raid on an aid flotilla a tragic loss of life.
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Old Port Festival sees upsideof switch to second Sunday
PORTLAND – It had become a running joke in Portland that it always seemed to rain during the city’s Old Port Festival — an event that has been traditionally held on the first Sunday in June. Janis M. Beitzer and Elise Loschiavo decided to take a more proactive approach toward optimizing the one-day experience for […]
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Theft imperils ship’s mission to Greenland
Phineas Sprague offers $1,000 and appeals for the return of two pieces of scientific equipment.
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Feature Obituary: Concetta Ann Colello, 43, Special Olympics standout
WINDHAM — She overcame physical and mental challenges during her brief lifetime, and in doing so won over the hearts of her family members and those who met her through Maine Special Olympics competitions. Concetta Ann Colello died Wednesday at a hospital in Portland. She was 43. Ms. Colello was born with Down syndrome, but […]
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Feature Obituary: Lee Gallant, 83, ‘Renaissance woman’ who juggled tasks with ease
She read several books a week, cooked gourmet meals for her family, found the time to teach business skills to the visual- and hearing-impaired, and raised four children. Leatrice (Lee) Gallant, formerly of Richmond and South Portland, lived life to its fullest. Mrs. Gallant died June 2 at an assisted living facility in Portland. She […]
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Mysterious disruption knocks out telephones
A severed cable was the likely cause of the two-hour outage that affected digital service and smaller phone companies.