The cutting of steel at the shipyard’s Brunswick fabrication facility Tuesday marked the start of construction on the USS Quentin Walsh.
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, Maine, News
EPA reaches settlement with Windham truck sales company for Clean Air Act violations
APlus Truck Sales will pay a $75,000 penalty for allegedly tampering with emissions controls on diesel vehicles.
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Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Gov. Mills and members of Maine’s congressional delegation praise infrastructure law
Sen. Susan Collins, one of the few Republicans who attended the signing ceremony, described the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as a ‘victory for all Americans.’
Posted inMaine, News
Island in Washington County will be added to coastal state park
Maine’s Bureau of Public Lands has acquired Pond Cove Island, a 50-acre island in Englishman Bay that will become part of Roque Bluffs State Park.
Posted inMaine, News
Limerick man serving time for fatal hit-and-run dies in prison at 46
William George, 46, who had been convicted of manslaughter, died Wednesday morning.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
News Center Maine anchor Cindy Williams is calling it a career
Williams, whose career in television began 32 years ago, announced Wednesday that she will retire in December.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine voters weigh in on big issues: Electricity, roads, food
In Portland, residents also will vote on a referendum that would limit the size of future homeless shelters.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Voters go to the polls today to decide local and statewide issues
Voters will participate in the Nov. 2 election across the state of Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
Brunswick police investigating death of Bowdoin College student
The college community is grieving the passing of senior Theo Danzig, 21, who died in his off-campus residence Saturday.
Posted inMaine, News
Heavy rainfall, powerful wind gusts clobber Maine coastal communities
The Halloween weekend storm dropped more than 6 inches of rain in some places, flooded roads and produced gusts up to 57 mph as thousands of customers lost electricity.