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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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
Independent Maine auto repair shops pursuing right-to-repair referendum
The small, privately run repair shops say the auto industry’s grip on newer, advanced technology threatens consumers’ right to choose where they get cars fixed, or to even do the work themselves.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
Workers at Starbucks on Middle Street in Portland announce intent to unionize
If the effort is successful, the shop would become the second Starbucks in Maine to form a union.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
FBI Director Christopher Wray pays a visit to Portland
The agency says the director’s trip to Maine was routine, but it comes in the wake of threats against federal agents following the search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
Investigators say Stonington home exploded before it caught fire
The State Fire Marshal’s Office continues to investigate and the cause of the explosion that killed the 71-year-old man who lived in the home remains undetermined.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
Hot weather fuels algal blooms in Casco Bay that may be killing soft-shell clams
The algal blooms seem to be concentrated in Maquoit Bay, Middle Bay and Basin Cove, areas located off Freeport, Brunswick and Harpswell, respectively.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2022
Man’s remains found after home explodes in Stonington
The victim is believed to be a 71-year-old who lived alone at the residence.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2022
Suspect in N.H. abduction captured in Portland on Monday
Peter Curtis is facing several charges in multiple states including kidnapping and threatening with a deadly weapon.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Wayward bird seen off the coast of Maine
The breeding range for the tufted puffin normally extends from northern California to Alaska, eastern Russia and northern Japan, and they are rarely seen in Maine.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2022
Inmate dies at Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren
Christopher Wilson, 49, who was serving a 10-year sentence for aggravated drug trafficking, died Monday.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2022
Authorities locate teen who had been missing since Saturday night
Asia Brown, 16, who has autism, was found Monday night, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety said.
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