CMP says construction of the 145-mile corridor will likely begin sometime in January.
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.
Windy snowstorm likely to slow Thursday commutes
Coastal York County could see as much as a foot of snow while Portland might get 6 to 8 inches, forecasters said Wednesday.
Chain saw-wielding man arrested after chasing people at Westbrook McDonald’s
Alice Sweet, 26, of Portland, was captured by police after allegedly chased the restaurant manager in the parking lot, damaging two vehicles and stealing food and a drink.
Frontline health care workers open to receiving COVID-19 vaccination
Workers say they are excited and ready to get vaccinated against the highly contagious virus.
Portland radio personality files employment discrimination complaints
Randi Kirshbaum alleges she was fired because of her age, a pre-existing medical condition, and her employer’s refusal to make an accommodation for her to work from home during the pandemic.
Coast Guard says distress call reporting a sinking fishing boat was a hoax
A high-ranking Coast Guard official said Thursday’s fake mayday call was particularly offensive, given the loss of the Portland fishing boat Emmy Rose and its 4-man crew last week.
Police investigating 2 shooting incidents in Westbrook
No one was injured, and the 2 incidents appear to be unrelated, police said.
Two men rescued after kayaks flip over in raging river
The Maine Warden Service aided the men Tuesday evening after they became stranded on opposite sides of the Meduxnekeag River in Aroostook County.
CMP turns lights back on for thousands who lost power in storm, while wait goes on for some
Several thousand customers, especially in Brunswick and Harpswell, remained powerless Tuesday, and many who turned to CMP’s website were left to guess about their service restoration.
Tens of thousands wait for power to be restored after storm pummels Maine
A rain and wind storm knocked out power to more than 100,000 overnight and nearly 60,000 customers still had no electricity at 11 a.m. Tuesday.