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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PublishedJuly 18, 2021
Three injured in Westbrook deck collapse released from hospital
The fire chief says the incident could have been a lot worse if all of the two dozen or so people gathered at the home on Cumberland Street were standing on the deck when part of it gave way Friday night.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2021
Family escapes Westbrook fire that left their home uninhabitable
The cause of Sunday morning’s blaze at 21 Temple St. is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Portland named one of top 10 places to live in United States
In an analysis of the 150 most populous metro areas in the country, U.S. News & World Report also ranked Maine’s largest city as the safest place to live.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2021
Tours of Columbus replica ship held in Bucksport despite controversy
They were conducted this weekend just after organizers canceled the Nao Santa Maria’s visit to Bangor.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2021
Maine coast braces for up to 4 inches of rain from Tropical Storm Elsa on Friday
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch as Tropical Storm Elsa heads up the East Coast.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Activists call on Sen. Collins to support voting rights act
About 40 people gathered on the Portland City Hall plaza Wednesday night to voice support the For The People Act, which Collins voted against earlier this year.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2021
Old Orchard Beach police arrest man accused of domestic violence assault
They say Christopher Thornton, 30, choked and beat a woman he was living with over the July Fourth weekend.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2021
‘Totally unacceptable’: Portland police chief, residents angry after unruly crowd targets officers with fireworks
Police said a crowd of about 300 people gathered near Kennedy Park, and someone was seen firing a gun nearby later that night.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2021
Old Orchard Beach woman charged with striking husband with motor vehicle
Tamara Kiernan has been charged with domestic violence aggravated assault following the incident Wednesday morning.
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PublishedJune 30, 2021
A Picasso found in closet of Maine home fetches more than $150,000 at auction
The 16-by-16-inch painting titled ‘Le Tricorne’ is a maquette, or study, for a larger work with the same title that is on exhibit at the New York Historical Society.
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