The nor’easter that pummeled the area with winds topping 60 mph leaves a trail of downed power lines and damaged cars and homes.
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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Maine astronaut about to make historic leap into space
On Friday morning, Jessica Meir of Caribou and Christina Koch will become the first all-woman team of astronauts to walk in space together.
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Portland’s cruise ship schedule blown off course by nor’easter
Several ships are either taking shelter in Portland Harbor or avoiding the Maine coast this week.
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Award honors Portland high school math teacher as Maine’s best
Priya Natarajan, who teaches at Casco Bay High School, has won a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
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Spectrum outage cuts internet services in Portland area
The company said it was working Tuesday night to repair a damaged fiber-optic cable in Portland after thousands lost service.
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Maine astronaut Jessica Meir’s historic spacewalk rescheduled
The Caribou native is now scheduled to participate in the first all-female spacewalk on Thursday or Friday.
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Strong nor’easter bearing down on Maine
The storm will blow into Maine on Wednesday night, packing high winds and dropping up to 1.5 inches of rain.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Hollis man charged with trying to strangle a woman
Tyler Strout is facing a charge of felony assault as a result of Sunday’s alleged domestic violence incident.
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Westbrook driver arrested after endangering lives of 2 children, police say
Kayla Libby’s motor vehicle was boxed in by bystanders until troopers arrived Sunday afternoon in Arundel, Maine State Police say.
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Cumberland County Jail loses track of work release inmate
Gilbert Prescott of Scarborough failed to return to the jail Saturday night from his job at a restaurant, authorities say.