The town-owned park, which features the world-renowned Portland Head Light, reopened Monday after being closed since April 1 because of the virus outbreak.
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, News
Three-day-old harbor seal pup makes remarkable recovery after beach stranding
Marine Mammals of Maine plans to transfer the seal, found last week on Scarborough Beach, to a long-term care facility in Massachusetts on Tuesday.
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Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Power restored after spring storm hits Maine with wind and snow
Carrabassett Valley reported 9 inches while Caribou had 7, according to the National Weather Service.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Woman accused of falsely claiming she was renting home in Lebanon
Christine Belanger, 29, of Acton produced a false lease agreement after she was found in the home on Jim Grant Road, Maine State Police say.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Two drivers arrested after topping 100 mph on Maine Turnpike, police say
Maine State Police say both drivers were from out of state, and one was charged with drunken driving.
Posted inMaine
Stuck at home on her 95th birthday, ‘Mary T.’ has a party that comes to her. See the photos.
Mary Honan, who has lived nearly all her life in a home on Foreside Road in Falmouth, was treated Wednesday to a procession of fire trucks, police cruisers, and vehicles filled with her friends and family.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
Orrington church sues Mills over restrictions on worship services
The Calvary Chapel says the state’s ban on in-person worship is a violation of religious freedom.
Posted inMaine, News
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta canceled
The festival joins several others in Maine forced to cancel because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inMaine, News
Search for missing fisherman suspended until Wednesday
Divers were unable to find Kenneth Ham’s body during a search of Estes Lake in Sanford on Tuesday.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Maine, News
Large woods fire near railroad tracks closes road in New Gloucester
The fire took about 4 hours to control after high winds carried it across the Royal River, where it scorched about 10 acres of a nature preserve off Intervale Road.