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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PublishedJanuary 23, 2018
Backers of failed York County casino suing ethics commission over $500,000 fine
The lawsuit filed in Kennebec County Superior Court seeks to reverse the commission’s decision to levy a record fine for improperly filed campaign finance reports.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2018
Freezing rain causes accidents, knocks out power to thousands
Ice-coated tree branches fall on power lines and ice-coated roads make for treacherous travel.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2018
New Jersey man accused of bilking 90-year-old Falmouth woman awaits extradition
Rheimy Diaz-Tolentio is accused of defrauding the woman out of nearly $5,000 after falsely informing her by phone that her grandson had been arrested for drunken driving.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2018
Body found in Fort Kent identified as that of Allagash man
Exposure to extreme cold may have contributed to his death, the police chief says.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2018
Conservation groups sue to force greater protection for North Atlantic right whale
The lawsuit alleges that the federal government has failed to manage the fishing industry so the whales don’t get entangled in lobster trap lines and commercial fishing gear.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2018
Father, 2 girls survive snowmobile’s icy plunge on Mount Desert Island
Eli Strauss, his daughter and another girl are able to swim to shore before being found by rescue workers and treated for hypothermia.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2018
Maine Department of Corrections reports escaped inmate
It says Robert John Berry, 46, who was sentenced in May for theft by unauthorized taking in York County, fled his home confinement on Tuesday.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2018
Maine substitute teacher let go after telling a student Trump would kick him out of country
The conversation about President Trump’s proposed border wall and the impact it would have immigrants was videotaped and shared on social media.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2018
Police seek hit-and-run driver in Buxton
A 17-year-old girl from Waterboro was struck by a pickup truck Friday night as she was walking across River Road, the Buxton police chief says.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2018
Big Phish helps political cause at Portland’s Bayside Bowl
The band’s drummer, who lives in Lincolnville, promotes a ranked-choice voting push – and rocks out, too.
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