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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PublishedJune 15, 2022
Committee approves bill to allow Maine tribes to benefit from future federal laws and benefits
Bill sponsor U.S. Rep. Jared Golden and co-sponsor Rep. Chellie Pingree say it will give Wabanaki tribes the same access to future beneficial federal laws and programs that other federally recognized tribes already have.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Maine State Police announce organizational changes
The most significant change will be creating a midnight or overnight shift for troopers in most parts of Maine rather than relying on on-call personnel.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Maine child recovering from hepatitis with unknown cause
It is rare for the cause to be unknown, although similar cases have recently been reported in other states and countries.
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Rep. Jeffery A. Gifford, a retired paper mill worker from Lincoln, dies at 75
Rep. Jeffery Allen Gifford, who served five terms in the Legislature, died Sunday, becoming the fourth sitting lawmaker to die this year.
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Maine Med videographer wins regional Emmy award for COVID film
Charlie Berg’s brief film recognizes the efforts of ICU nurses struggling to care for unvaccinated COVID-19 patients during a virus surge last summer.
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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Maine primary elections to be held today. Here’s a preview of the biggest races.
Primaries to elect a Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District and a Democrat to represent the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office appear to be the highest-profile races facing voters.
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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Collins believes bipartisan gun deal stands good chance of passage in Senate
Maine’s senior U.S. senator, who was a member of a bipartisan committee that negotiated the tentative agreement, says, ‘I really think we have to succeed this time, and I think we will succeed.’
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PublishedJune 8, 2022
Police identify Buxton man killed when his motorcycle collided with a school bus
Timothy Hagerman, 55, of Buxton, died at the scene of the crash Tuesday.
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PublishedJune 8, 2022
Supreme Court ruling on lawsuits against federal agents could affect Maine, civil rights group says
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine says the high court ruling siding with the government could have an adverse effect here.
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PublishedJune 7, 2022
Two construction workers suffer life-threatening injuries following roof collapse in Naples
The accident took place at Captain Jack’s Restaurant at the Naples Marina complex, the site of a substantial construction project.
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