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 11, 2014
Man hit, killed by train in Old Orchard Beach
Police suspect suicide after witnesses say he walked in front of a Downeaster.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2014
LePage to offer plan to expand Maine’s ‘War on Drugs’
The proposal calls for four new judges, 14 agents and four assistant attorneys general for drug cases.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2014
Maine man charged with burning down his diner
Police could offer no reason why Karl Maine would set fire to Jake’s Diner in Limington.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2014
Crash on I-295 in Portland injures one, slows traffic
Southbound traffic backs up into Falmouth on Monday afternoon after three cars collide.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2014
Trauma for three Mainers at TD Garden
Their parents seek answers after a pole falls from above and hits two of the college students on the head, giving them both concussions.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2014
York firefighters quickly extinguish house fire
YORK — A fire that broke out in a York Village home late Sunday night was quickly extinguished by firefighters. The York Fire Department said everyone in the 1.5-story home at 9 River Meadow Lane got out safely. The fire, which was reported around 10:30 p.m., had been knocked down and controlled by 11:15 p.m. […]
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PublishedMarch 6, 2014
Delays last hours after truck hits Topsham mall traffic light
The dump truck’s driver was apparently unaware he’d failed to lower the truck bed, which struck a light and pole on Route 196.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2014
Canada approves eastward flow of oil, worrying some Mainers
Environmentalists fear it’s a step toward exporting oil sands through East Coast ports.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2014
Portland Flower Show back in bloom
As the opening-night crowd can attest, this year’s floral festivities provide an especially welcome sign of spring. Our slideshow captures some of the highlights.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2014
Scarborough man gets five months in prison for workers’ comp fraud
He also must repay $120,000 and serve an extra five months of home detention.
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