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 14, 2017
Maine Turnpike Authority throws itself a birthday party
Consider this: Before the turnpike opened in 1947 it took drivers as much as a half day to drive on Route 1 from Kittery to Portland.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2017
Tax protest at Sen. Collins’ Biddeford office ends as police arrive
About a dozen people who went to the office to protest the senator’s vote in favor of the Republican tax overhaul leave after being told that they could be arrested.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2017
Auburn man convicted of illegally possessing a gun
Willie Richard Minor was prohibited from having a gun because of a previous conviction for domestic violence assault.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2017
Inmate revived after apparent overdose at Cumberland County Courthouse
Portland police officers administered the overdose-reversing drug naloxone after the woman showed symptoms Wednesday afternoon.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2017
Standish man breaks into burly jail officer’s home – a move he likely regrets
Sean Wilson, a York County Corrections officer, was at home with his 2 children in Limington when Anthony Jones allegedly broke through the door.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2017
Maine AG investigating shooting of man and woman by Marine Patrol officer
The Machiasport shooting occurred when the officer was serving an arrest warrant, according to the Maine Attorney General’s Office.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2017
City proposes new $10 million shelter in Portland with 200 beds
Officials say the design addresses numerous deficiencies at the existing Oxford Street facility, which began its expanded, 24-7 service hours Monday.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2017
Another snowstorm headed for Maine
It will drop 6 inches or more on interior areas Tuesday, followed by bitter cold on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2017
‘The flames were roaring’: Naples man recounts saving Windham woman in crash
Joseph Carruthers doesn’t feel like a hero and says he didn’t have time to think when pulling Alicia Szostak-White from her burning SUV.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2017
Religious leaders arrested at Sen. Collins’ Portland office after sit-in to protest her vote on tax bill
Members of the group, which included several ministers, a rabbi and a Quaker minister, kneeled and prayed before police handcuffed them.
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