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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PublishedSeptember 4, 2018
South Portland council opts to let voters decide on short-term rentals ordinance
City residents will vote on whether to keep a modified ordinance banning unhosted or non-owner-occupied short-term rentals or to scrap it completely.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2018
Cape Elizabeth police investigating vandalism at soccer fields
A posting on the department’s Facebook page shows tire tracks on the turf at Gull Crest Fields.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2018
Police beat suspect before he allegedly confessed to killing Cpl. Eugene Cole, lawyers say
Attorneys for John D. Williams say officers beat and pummeled him to the point of causing him to defecate himself and held ‘his head by the back of his hair like a game trophy.’
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PublishedAugust 29, 2018
Pennsylvania woman, 87, drowns while swimming at lake in Hope
Police believe that Helen Segall had a medical problem while she and her husband were swimming in Alford Lake.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2018
Judge denies LePage motion to dismiss lawsuit by women blocked from his Facebook page
The lawsuit filed by Karin Leuthy of Camden and Kelli Whitlock Burton of Waldoboro accuses the Republican governor of violating their First Amendment rights.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2018
Former Maine bishop’s response to abuse allegations in Buffalo spurs calls for his resignation
Bishop Richard J. Malone faces mounting criticism but says he won’t step down, because the ‘shepherd does not desert the flock at a difficult time.’
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PublishedAugust 27, 2018
LePage joins court brief seeking to allow companies to legally fire gay or transgender employees
The brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court argues that a portion of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that prevents discrimination against workers, including in pay and benefits, shouldn’t apply to gender identity or sexual orientation.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2018
Antique automobile stolen from home in Nobleboro
The 1930 Ford Model A Coupe was discovered missing on Aug. 15, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2018
Report touts immigrants’ economic contributions to Greater Portland
A study done with the Portland Regional Chamber finds foreign-born residents pumped $1.2 billion into the area’s economy in 2016.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2018
Most wanted New Hampshire fugitive arrested in Windham
Michael Mendoza was a passenger in a car that was stopped on Route 302, Maine State Police say.
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