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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PublishedJune 10, 2019
Portland man charged with threatening staff at City Hall
Portland police say Kevin Strachan entered the city manager’s office on Monday and threatened his staff.
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PublishedJune 9, 2019
Brother of woman killed in I-295 crash in satisfactory condition
Information about the man driving the car in the Falmouth accident was unavailable from the hospital Sunday night.
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PublishedJune 9, 2019
BIW’s next destroyer to be named after Coast Guard war hero
Capt. Quentin Walsh was awarded the Navy Cross for his service during World War II.
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PublishedJune 6, 2019
Motorcyclist killed in Wiscasset crash
George Christopher, 62, of Alna died Thursday night when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in the vicinity of Norm’s Used Cars on Route 1, police say.
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PublishedJune 6, 2019
Children’s Museum gets federal grant to clean up development site in Portland
The site at Thompson’s Point will need to be cleaned up before the museum can open in 2020.
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PublishedJune 5, 2019
Family of Portland man shot and killed by police files lawsuit
The mother and grandmother of Chance David Baker file a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated in 2017 by Sgt. Nicholas Goodman and Coastal Pawn Shop.
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PublishedJune 3, 2019
Buxton woman was struck and killed while raking leaves, police say
The chief says the car driven was by a 17-year-old boy from Windham.
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PublishedJune 3, 2019
Fryeburg police close Route 302 for 6 hours after crash
Two people suffer serious injuries in the rear-end crash involving a tractor-trailer truck.
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PublishedJune 3, 2019
Portland and South Portland pledge partnership to combat climate change
A new initiative, called One Climate Future, will be launched on June 10, city officials say.
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PublishedJune 2, 2019
Wiscasset woman arrested following high-speed chase in Thomaston
Police said Hannah Hewes came within a couple of feet of striking a police officer, whose cruiser was parked beside the road.
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