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.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
Two men rescued from bog in Steep Falls wildlife area in Standish
The men were severely hypothermic and couldn’t walk after getting lost while hiking Saturday and spending the night out in the woods, forcing rescuers to carry them out on litters.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2023
Mother and child found safe after Saco police issue Amber Alert
Police say a man forced Norma Rodondi Jimbikt, 35, and her daughter Angie Rodondi, 3, into a white Ford Explorer around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. They were later located in New York.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2023
Maine secretary of state bars Donald Trump from state’s presidential primary ballot
Shenna Bellows ruled that the former president is not qualified to hold the office of the president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump’s campaign condemned the ruling and said it will appeal.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2023
Popham Beach State Park needs your Christmas tree
Park officials are asking people to drop off their undecorated trees for a pilot project to curb dune erosion on the popular sandy beach in Phippsburg.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2023
Harold L. Osher, Maine physician, philanthropist, map collector, dies at 99
After a medical career that spanned 45 years, Osher devoted his later years to his love of maps, donating a collection valued at over $100 million to the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2023
Body of 61-year-old woman found in pickup truck recovered from Swift River in Mexico
An aerial and ground search for a missing 20-year-old woman who was a passenger in the truck will begin at daybreak Thursday.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2023
Most Maine ski areas are still in recovery mode from Monday’s storm
Sugarloaf plans to reopen Thursday, but it will take the other ski resorts a bit longer before skiers can hit the trails.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2023
From retailers to ski resorts, Maine businesses also feel storm’s impact
Some ski areas lost roads and a lot of snow cover just days before their busy holiday week begins.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2023
Fake bomb threats sent to Jewish places of worship in Maine
Congregation Bet Ha’am in South Portland was one of the Maine synagogues targeted Sunday.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2023
Independent review says Sagadahoc deputies responded reasonably before mass shooting
Sheriff Joel Merry says the report found that his officers followed the law and their training in regard to well-being checks on mass shooter Robert Card.
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