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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PublishedNovember 29, 2020
Fire destroys house in South Freeport
The blaze occurred Sunday night in a residence on Crow’s Nest Drive.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2020
Friends and family raise nearly $100,000 for fishermen lost at sea
The organizer of the GoFundMe campaign says the donations will be split four ways and will help each fisherman’s family with the expense of losing a loved one.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2020
Heavy rain, strong wind gusts to lash Maine coast on Monday
The forecast calls for up to 5 inches of rain Down East and about 2 inches in Portland; widespread power outages and street flooding are expected.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2020
Portland fishing community mourns the crew of the Emmy Rose
Family, friends and colleagues of Robert Blethen, Jeff Matthews, Michael Porper and Ethan Ward hold candlelight vigils and launch fundraisers to support the families who are now grieving their loved ones during the holidays.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
Bull Moose closing store in downtown Portland
The company cites a lack of foot traffic and an expiring lease as reasons for the closure, which won’t affect its other stores.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
Coast Guard confirms identities, suspends search for 4 missing Maine fishermen
Jeff Matthews, Ethan Ward, Michael Porper and Robert Blethen were on the Emmy Rose when it sank northeast of Cape Cod early Monday.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2020
Buxton police officer tests positive for COVID-19
A second officer has has tested probable for the coronavirus as the small department adjusts to having two members of its force in quarantine.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2020
State revenues exceed four-month target by $146 million
Maine financial officials say the better-than-expected performance is due to the federal aid package in the spring, and they urge Congress to pass another pandemic relief package.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2020
Maine CDC changes policy on investigating probable cases of COVID-19
The agency says it will no longer investigate probable cases of people who haven’t tested positive, even if they have had contact with someone who has.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2020
Buxton police identify man who died Monday in 3-vehicle crash
William Cole, 37, of Springvale was killed when three vehicles collided on Route 202.
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