Wintry conditions will return quickly, with up to six inches of snow in Portland and higher totals for York County.
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.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
Northern Light Health computer servers compromised, but patient data not at risk, health care system says
Though none of the affected servers contained patient information, Northern Light said it decided to temporarily take those records offline ‘out of an abundance of caution.’
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Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine leaders ask U.S. Supreme Court to remove abortion pill restrictions
Attorney General Aaron Frey and Gov. Janet Mills join 23 other states in asking the justices to protect access to mifepristone.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Politics
Maine’s congressional delegation renews call for crackdown on illegal pot-growing operations
They ask in a letter to the federal Department of Justice what federal agencies are doing to support Maine law enforcement shut down the illegal grows.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Tuesday’s storm drops almost 4 inches in Augusta area
The snow, which was light and fluffy, caused several motor vehicle accidents, but offered a break from the string of more severe storms Maine has experienced lately.
Posted inLocal & State
Coastal Maine dries out – and begins cleaning up – from Saturday’s historic storm
Municipal officials in the hardest-hit areas say cleanup will take days, and repairing the damage is likely to take even longer.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Another powerful storm to blast Maine on Tuesday night
Unlike Sunday’s snowstorm, heavy rain and high winds are expected to cause flooding and power outages.
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Two men rescued from bog in Steep Falls wildlife area in Standish
The men were severely hypothermic and couldn’t walk after getting lost while hiking Saturday and spending the night out in the woods, forcing rescuers to carry them out on litters.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Mother and child found safe after Saco police issue Amber Alert
Police say a man forced Norma Rodondi Jimbikt, 35, and her daughter Angie Rodondi, 3, into a white Ford Explorer around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. They were later located in New York.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Maine secretary of state bars Donald Trump from state’s presidential primary ballot
Shenna Bellows ruled that the former president is not qualified to hold the office of the president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump’s campaign condemned the ruling and said it will appeal.