The order still allows people to take a walk, buy groceries or get medicine at their pharmacy, but limits the number of customers who can be in a store at one time.
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
Gun shops are now among the businesses Maine considers essential
The change in status, which had affected stores like Cabela’s and Kittery Trading Post, came Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security updated its guidelines on essential businesses.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Third person from Cumberland school tests positive for coronavirus
Superintendent Jeffrey Porter said Monday that he couldn’t rule out the possibility that the staffer had contact with others during the week before the Mabel I. Wilson elementary school was closed.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Central Maine Power to donate 6,000 protective masks to the state
The electric utility will deliver the masks, aimed for use by health care workers and emergency responders, to the Maine Emergency Management Agency on Monday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Governor signs bill requiring owners to clean up closed oil storage tank sites
The governor signed two bills: One requiring the owners of petroleum terminals to remove tanks no longer in use and clean up sites, the other directing the state DEP to study ways to measure air emissions.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Here’s how to file for unemployment benefits
If your job status has been affected by the coronavirus epidemic, the Maine Department of Labor is offering guidance on how to apply for benefits.
Posted inMaine, News
Truck loaded with french fries overturns on Maine Turnpike ramp in Scarborough
The northbound on-ramp is closed for the evening commute.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Lyman man accused of trying to set fire to house with kerosene and blowtorch
Joshua Ellis was arrested and charged with attempted arson and aggravated domestic violence assault, Maine State Police say.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Police respond to fatal crash in Brownfield
At least 1 person dies in the accident on Peqwauket Trail in the Oxford County town.
Posted inMaine, News
Wells, Ogunquit and Kittery shut down public beaches
Beaches and parks will close indefinitely Wednesday to reduce the risk of the spread of coronavirus.