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 11, 2017
Portland police believe man jumped to death from his apartment window
The identity of the 38-year-old man who lived at Burnham Arms Apartments was not being released pending notification of next of kin.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2017
York sets aside $25,000 to fight Maine Turnpike Authority on toll plaza
The town and a citizens group oppose the authority’s plan to build a $40 million toll plaza 1½ miles north of the existing one.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2017
Hedgehogs, hunting wear and a host of peculiar bills in the Maine Legislature
Those are just some of the more unusual legislative requests that will be considered this year.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2017
Portland police seek public’s help in solving 2010 cold case homicide
A Portland woman was shot in her Rackleff Street home by a masked intruder and died more than a month later.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2017
Susan Collins and others criticize Republican plan to defund Planned Parenthood
The effort to withdraw an estimated $400 million from the agency would restrict women's access to health care, they say.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017
A Bath-built schooner is coming home for good, 110 years later
The two-masted Mary E was built in 1906 and is going to the Maine Maritime Museum to complete an ongoing restoration for public exhibit.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2016
First major winter storm hits Maine with heavy snow, rain, high winds
While snowfall totals went over a foot in some places late Thursday night, thousands of customers were without power.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2016
Proponents of York County casino submit petitions calling for 2017 vote
The group is making a second attempt to put the issue before voters, this time aiming for the November election.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2016
Maine interstate signs tell speeders: Santa sees you
The Department of Transportation turns to humor as one possible way to make busy I-295 a little safer.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2016
Crowd at Portland vigil mourns loss of homeless residents
Though 12 fewer homeless people died in the city this year, advocates say 32 deaths is far too many.
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