The Center for Maine Contemporary Art says it has moved the art to a climate-controlled storage facility while repairs are made.
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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State still digging out after knockout storm becomes mere strike
A warm air mass moves in and turns coastal precipitation into sleet, drastically reducing the expected snowfall in much of southern Maine.
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With an assist from a paddler, Westbrook’s famous ice disk gets back in the spin of things
The paddler had more success than a man who tried walking onto the massive ice disk Wednesday, only to be stopped by police.
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Phyllis Mills Wyeth, wife of iconic American painter Jamie Wyeth, dies at 78
Wyeth and her husband spent much of their time on the Maine coast and donated substantially to arts and other causes in the state and elsewhere.
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Three injured in crash that closes Route 1 in Biddeford for hours
Three vehicles collide near the Arundel town line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Westbrook Community Center fire forces city to move some operations
A fire Monday night in a utility space could put the building out of commission for a few weeks.
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Video: Spinning in the Presumpscot, this alien-looking ice disk has Westbrook all abuzz
The circular sheet appears to be rotating and growing, drawing comparisons to a crop circle, a Lazy Susan and a duck-go-round.
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Maine Democratic Party chooses new leaders
Kathleen Marra, of Kittery, is elected chairwoman by the Maine Democratic State Committee and Erik Gundersen, of Portland, is elected vice chairman.
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With bills due and paychecks in doubt, Maine Coast Guard families see shutdown as ‘big slap in the face’
Several hundred Coast Guard employees won’t get paid on schedule Tuesday if the government shutdown drags on, and that has many feeling disrespected.
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Portland Symphony offers free concert tickets to furloughed government workers
Up to 5 tickets will be given to workers with a federal ID for Sunday’s ‘Discovery: Winter Wonderland’ while supplies last.