The collisions, which caused no serious injuries, occurred just north of the Cumberland service plaza.
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 inAnimals, Maine
Moose finally captured in South Portland after 2 days on the lam
Biologists say the young bull, which was spotted in Scarborough Monday and attracted onlookers to SMCC before it was tranquilized Wednesday evening, was likely looking for a mate.
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Posted inMaine, News
Utility crews work through the night to restore power to thousands of Mainers
The gusty winds caused more than 114,000 outages in Maine at the peak of storm, but repair crews reduced the number to less than 32,000 as of Thursday morning.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Agency investigating alleged incidents of racial bias by Cumberland police
The Attorney General’s Office and an outside police agency are looking into a complaint filed by a Black Portland attorney.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
U.S. Senate candidates face off at debate in Presque Isle
Incumbent Susan Collins and challengers Sara Gideon, Lisa Savage and Max Linn field questions on the drought, climate change, saving the USPS and pandemic relief.
Posted inMaine, News
Amtrak Downeaster hits person on tracks east of Wells
Amtrak says the person who was hit by the train Monday afternoon was trespassing, but offers no details on whether the person was killed or injured.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Another Maine restaurant is forced to shut its doors
The operators of Lio say the financial challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic have proved too difficult to overcome.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine Med nurse credited with helping save life of injured motorcyclist
The accident on I-295 in Portland left a South Portland man with severe leg injuries, but state police say the nurse applied a tourniquet to slow the bleeding.
Posted inMaine, News
Game wardens recover body of missing Portland man
The Maine Warden Service says it found the body of Samuel Kern Saturday night on Pleasant Mountain.
Posted inMaine, News
Two young men die in fiery crash in York County
Jacob Dupuis, 20, of Gorham and Henry O’Neill, 19, of Standish were killed when the truck they were in left the road, hit a tree and burst into flames.