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 1, 2022
Another shark seen swimming off Popham Beach State Park
Sunday night’s shark sighting forced park officials to close the beach for swimming.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2022
Great white shark sighting confirmed at Popham Beach State Park
Swimmers were ordered to leave the ocean after a paddle boarder spotted the shark Wednesday evening, but the beach resumed normal operations Thursday.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2022
Mainers step up to help homeless family living in van at Maine Turnpike rest stop
People are coming forward with offers to help Jeannie and Roger Cannell find housing following a Portland Press Herald story depicting their plight.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2022
Man runs over woman in Raymond with his SUV
The driver is arrested and charged with operating under the influence
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PublishedJuly 24, 2022
Ozone reaches unhealthy levels in coastal Maine on Sunday
Conditions should improve by Monday.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2022
Nine-year-old girl is killed when tree falls on car in Standish
Heavy thunderstorms swept through the area late Thursday afternoon.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2022
U.S. Rep. Pingree calls for investigation of Chipotle for possible union busting after Augusta store closes
Pingree wants the National Labor Relations Board to investigate why the restaurant in Augusta closed just hours after workers filed their intent to unionize.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2022
Portland man charged with murder in girlfriend’s death in Acadia captured in Mexico
Raymond Lester, who is accused of killing Nicole Mokeme of South Portland, was apprehended in Cancun by members of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2022
Crews fight fire at restaurant in downtown Freeport late Thursday
Firefighters from several towns responded to the fire at Petrillo’s restaurant.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2022
Governor’s conference requires state’s biggest security presence in decades
Thought it’s unclear how much the three-day-long National Governor’s Association conference will cost Maine, it took law enforcement months to plan for the event.
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