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 27, 2021
Brush fires keep firefighters and forest rangers busy
Wildfires broke out in several locations across the state Tuesday, including near a neighborhood in Old Orchard Beach.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
Foundation’s grants will benefit low-income, vulnerable Mainers
The John T. Gorman Foundation will distribute $1 million to 71 agencies across the state that serve low-income families and individuals.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
Bill to remove veil of secrecy from Maine police surveillance tools advances
The measure sponsored by Rep. Charlotte Warren would repeal the law that effectively prohibits state police from answering any questions about troopers’ use of surveillance tools such as facial recognition technology.
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PublishedApril 21, 2021
FBI warns of telephone scammers, posing as federal agents, who bilked 44 Mainers
The agency’s Boston Division says it’s seeing an increase in reports about scammers targeting residents of Maine and other New England states through unsolicited, often spoofed, phone calls.
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PublishedApril 20, 2021
In Maine, George Floyd verdict elicits relief, a feeling of justice served
‘We cannot forget that George Floyd’s murder was not an isolated incident,’ says Maine Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross.
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PublishedApril 18, 2021
Search finds body of woman who drowned in Washington County
The 27-year-old Indian Township resident fell from a hydro station catwalk into the St. Croix River, according to the Maine Warden Service.
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PublishedApril 18, 2021
Search continues for man wanted in connection with threat to UMaine
Police are looking for a Manchester, N.H., resident who was identified as being a threat in a social media post, a university spokeswoman says.
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PublishedApril 15, 2021
Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah to deliver UNE commencement address
Maine’s top public health official is scheduled to address University of New England graduates at the school’s 186th commencement exercises on May 15-16.
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PublishedApril 14, 2021
Boy, 3, hit by car in Gorham dies from his injuries
Police say the car was being driven by a 13-year-old girl who was alone.
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PublishedApril 14, 2021
Dry conditions persist with Maine on pace for record fire season
A mild winter followed by a dry spring has contributed to brush fires across the state over the last week, but it’s too soon to say if dry conditions will prevail into summer.
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