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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PublishedAugust 15, 2011
Fryeburg company acquired by international firm
Hunting PLC buys Dearborn Precision Tubular Products Inc.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2011
Mainers lend an ear at camp with special mission
The Center for Grieving Children has played a key role in the camp, which is winding up after 10 years.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2011
Authorities break up Parsonsfield fight that started via texts
PARSONSFIELD – A series of threatening text messages escalated into a potentially violent confrontation Wednesday afternoon in a remote section of Parsonsfield, according to police. Deputies from the York County Sheriff’s Department broke up the confrontation, arresting William Foster Jr., 48, of Parsonsfield, who was charged with terrorizing with a firearm, a Class C crime. […]
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PublishedAugust 11, 2011
Street flooding near Washington and W. Kidder
The water line break may have been caused by a pressure surge.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2011
Deputies break up confrontation in Parsonsfield
Police say two Parsonsfield men exchange “threatening” text messages, then meet to settle their differences in person.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2011
Lawmaker: Leak may have been improper
Sen. David Trahan wants to know how a newspaper obtained findings not yet released to his committee.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2011
Probe sought into release of report on Maine Green Energy Alliance
State Sen. David Trahan asks the attorney general to look into a possible leak of ‘protected information’ to The Portland Press Herald.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2011
City panel urges Portland to ban fireworks
Fearing fires and injuries, city officials want an ordinance in place when a state prohibition is lifted.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
Panel recommends Portland prohibit sale, use of fireworks
The city considers the action because a new state law legalizes fireworks except where locally prohibited.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
Amtrak sues firm involved in fatal Maine truck-train crash
The driver hauling trash ignored warnings at the North Berwick crossing, the lawsuit alleges.
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