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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PublishedOctober 1, 2014
Another blow to Maine’s paper industry: Verso Paper to close Bucksport mill Dec. 1, displacing more than 500 workers
The closure will cost the town of 5,000 people almost half of its tax revenue. The state Department of Labor says the LePage administration has 60 days to find a buyer for the mill, which has operated since 1930.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2014
Portland’s Congress Street named one of 10 great streets in America
The American Planning Association includes Portland’s signature street with other famous urban roadways, including New York’s Broadway.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2014
Handcuffed man eluding police helped torch Fryeburg Academy gym in 2006
Maxx Noble, 27, of Otisfield, is described as ‘desperate’ and faces several felony drug charges after escaping from a locked police cruiser on Tuesday.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2014
Police tracking suspects in mugging in Portland’s West End
A man on Brackett Street was punched and kicked by the two suspects, and his wallet was stolen.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2014
Police suspend search for armed teenager in Gray
The 17-year-old boy allegedly threatened a person with a knife, and residents are warned not to approach him.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2014
Hunter, 11, bags 502-pound black bear in Maine
His relatives say they were proud and excited when the New Jersey sixth-grader shot the large bear after it was treed by dogs in Bethel.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2014
Crews to return to fire in remote part of Oxford County
The forest fire on Pinnacle Mountain, reported around 1:30 p.m. Monday, continued burning into the night.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2014
LePage removes doubt: He will attend gubernatorial debates
Analysts say it’s smart for him to appear so he can clarify his views on Social Security and welfare.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2014
Police release names of deceased, state police troopers in Chester shooting
The Maine Attorney General’s Office will investigate the police shooting of the knife-wielding man.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2014
House Speaker John Boehner helps raise funds for Poliquin’s campaign for Congress
But other than a brief stop at Becky’s Diner in Portland, the Republicans avoid public appearances.
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