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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PublishedDecember 23, 2015
Counselor among 15 arrested in Oxford County heroin bust
Gregory Ford, 54, of Scarborough, who did some substance-abuse counseling, first received his state license in 2008.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2015
Three arrested called ‘significant source’ of heroin in Hancock County
Police seize 400 grams of heroin, 22 pounds of marijuana and 750 Oxycodone pills – all valued at more than $150,000 – along with over a dozen firearms.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2015
Moratorium on gas storage facilities gets another chance in South Portland
The City Council votes 4-3 to send the proposal to the Planning Board, but the measure to slow NGL Terminal Supply Co.’s plan appears to lack the votes it needs for enactment.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2015
Don Doane, ‘best musician Maine has ever seen,’ dies at 84
The leader of the Don Doane Band played with jazz legends including Duke Ellington and Count Basie, and influenced many music students in Scarborough and Westbrook.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2015
Coastal Humane Society offering 35 rescued dogs for Christmas delivery
The shelter in Brunswick will deliver dogs by request as part of its Home for the Holidays Adoption Delivery Service.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2015
Violent fugitive from justice arrested in Westbrook, police say
The Detroit, Michigan, man is taken into custody after a brief foot chase.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2015
Boat captain rescued by Zumwalt has needed emergency help before
Dale Sparrow has been involved in at least three Coast Guard missions in the past four years.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2015
Sen. Angus King calls on military to help stem flow of heroin across southern border
Maine’s independent senator made his remarks at confirmation hearings for Navy Vice Adm. Kurt Tidd, nominated to take command of the U.S. Southern Command.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2015
Shaw’s mysteriously ends longtime donation program at critical time for food bank
The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program in Brunswick says it wasn’t told why the supermarket chain decided to end its Fresh Rescue program.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2015
Secret Santa coming back for more gift-giving in southern Maine
The anonymous person who has given out $100 bills at random plans to give away more than $20,000 this year.
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