The fire Wednesday was set in a rear wall of an unoccupied house on Dingley Spring Road, and there is ‘no doubt’ it is related to the other fires.
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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Catholic Diocese to hold day of prayer, penance for abuse victims
In Portland, the day will be recognized by Bishop Richard Malone with a celebration of Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
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Ice breaking operations on the Kennebec River set to begin
The operation to remove ice from the river will start Tuesday and is expected to last three days.
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Snowstorm brings parking bans
The University of New England cancels classes as Maine expects up to a foot of snow.
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Snowe leaves a legacy of independence
Maine’s second female U.S. senator is compared to the first, Margaret Chase Smith.
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Poliquin not alone on tree tax
GEORGETOWN — Selectmen here say they would consider looking into allegations that state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin has been abusing Maine’s Tree Growth Tax Program to reduce his property taxes.
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Mayhew: DHHS needs a ‘structural reform’
The commissioner says lawmakers’ attempts to fix a budgetary shortfall still don’t go far enough.
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Regulators warn public about tattoo practices
State authorities say they’ve seen a jump in the number of complaints about tattoo parties and tattooing of minors, prompting them to issue a public warning that such practices are illegal in Maine.
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Map confirms state growing zone changes
Terry Skillin, president and owner of Skillin’s Greenhouses in Brunswick, Cumberland and Falmouth, has begun to notice that local gardeners are having greater success growing more southern varieties of produce such as tomatoes, peppers and melons.
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Teenager injured on expert ski slope at Mt. Abram
The girl is taken by ambulance to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway.