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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PublishedMarch 31, 2020
Gun shops are now among the businesses Maine considers essential
The change in status, which had affected stores like Cabela’s and Kittery Trading Post, came Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security updated its guidelines on essential businesses.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2020
Third person from Cumberland school tests positive for coronavirus
Superintendent Jeffrey Porter said Monday that he couldn’t rule out the possibility that the staffer had contact with others during the week before the Mabel I. Wilson elementary school was closed.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2020
Central Maine Power to donate 6,000 protective masks to the state
The electric utility will deliver the masks, aimed for use by health care workers and emergency responders, to the Maine Emergency Management Agency on Monday.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2020
Governor signs bill requiring owners to clean up closed oil storage tank sites
The governor signed two bills: One requiring the owners of petroleum terminals to remove tanks no longer in use and clean up sites, the other directing the state DEP to study ways to measure air emissions.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2020
InterMed furloughs one-third of its health care workforce
Employees were informed of the decision Thursday, after the practice shut down non-essential health services.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2020
Here’s how to file for unemployment benefits
If your job status has been affected by the coronavirus epidemic, the Maine Department of Labor is offering guidance on how to apply for benefits.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2020
Truck loaded with french fries overturns on Maine Turnpike ramp in Scarborough
The northbound on-ramp is closed for the evening commute.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2020
South Portland extends closure of city buildings through April 13
The city manager says the decision was made to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2020
Acadia National Park shutting down amid coronavirus outbreak
The park, one of the nation’s most popular, will stay closed indefinitely.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2020
Stonington man’s death ruled a suicide
The 41-year-old man’s death initially was deemed suspicious, but state police investigators determined the man committed suicide.
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