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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PublishedApril 17, 2016
Effort to find El Faro’s data recorder to resume Monday
The container ship sank Oct. 1 with 33 crew members on board, four of them Maine residents.
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PublishedApril 14, 2016
New housing coalition calls for halt to no-cause evictions in Portland
At an ’emergency’ session, advocates for the city’s most vulnerable residents air a list of demands meant to provide safeguards during the housing crunch.
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PublishedApril 13, 2016
Maine lawmakers to honor couple who rescued mother, children from pond
Leonard and Rosemary Wallace of Steuben, who saved the family after the mother drove into Fox Pond, will be recognized with a ‘legislative sentiment.’
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PublishedApril 12, 2016
Porcupine sculpture stolen from Portland jetport driveway
The woodland creature’s likeness is one of 10 that make up ‘Glimpse,’ an installation by artist Wendy Klemperer that was given to the city in 2011.
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PublishedApril 10, 2016
‘No hesitation’ as Maine man rescues mother, 2 kids from sinking car
Leonard Wallace, 60, of Steuben was fishing in Hancock County when a car sailed over his head and plunged into a pond. That’s when ‘fear and adrenaline’ took over, he says.
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PublishedApril 10, 2016
Alfred woman’s family suspects foul play, seeks public’s help
The remains of Judith ‘Judi’ Therianos, 52, were found Thursday night in New Port Richey, Fla.
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PublishedApril 10, 2016
Family of 7 displaced by fire in Sabattus
No one is hurt in the early morning fire that destroyed the home and killed the family dog.
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PublishedApril 7, 2016
Wind, rain knock out power to thousands across Maine
Gusts that hit 45 mph at the Portland International Jetport sent tree limbs into power lines across the state.
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PublishedApril 7, 2016
Josh Titus, the former Auburn student who inspired basketball fans nationwide, dies at 25
He made national headlines in 2009 when he overcame his autism to play in a game for Edward Little High.
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PublishedApril 5, 2016
Task force stymied in effort to improve farm ride safety in Maine
It says an oversight agency is needed but manpower is lacking, disappointing the mother of a hayride crash victim.
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