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 26, 2017
Westbrook police search for SUV suspected in fatal hit-and-run
The victim was a 51-year-old woman. Police say her name will be released this morning.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2017
York police officer risks running afoul of skunk during rescue
Officer David McKinnon had to twist and tug off a cup that was stuck on the animal’s head – without getting sprayed.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2017
Brush fire threatens Windham home before firefighters bring it under control
The fire began in a backyard off Walter Partridge Road Tuesday afternoon and burned about a half acre of woods and brush.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2017
Northern Maine man, 92, dies in logging accident
Gerard Belanger was dragging a log from a woodlot near his home when he lost control of the ATV he was driving, police say.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2017
Mother dies in I-95 crash; young children rescued after night in car
A truck driver spots the Bangor woman’s car lodged between trees in the median, and rescuers pull her 2 children from the wreck.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2017
One person dead in crash in Alfred
A motorcycle and a car collided Monday afternoon on Route 202.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2017
Fire damages fire station in Portland’s North Deering neighborhood
Crews were at a dryer fire down the street when a kitchen fire broke out in the Allen Avenue station.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2017
Lewiston toddler run over by mom’s SUV was attending sister’s birthday party
Taneisha Thomas, 27, who drove the vehicle that struck and killed her 17-month-old daughter, Tiannah Sevey, has one OUI conviction and is also facing another recent charge, according to state records.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2017
Standish man sentenced to more than 5 years on drug charges
Kyle Braga was arrested last year after heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine were found in his car.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2017
North Yarmouth man killed in crash on I-295 was building a better life
Joshua Martin, 36, who was recovering from addiction and nurturing three children, died when his car was hit from behind on the interstate in Falmouth on Tuesday evening.
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