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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PublishedJuly 12, 2011
Outage disrupts FairPoint service
An undetermined number of customers in Maine and Vermont lost Internet service and FairPoint telephone voice mail answering services.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2011
In unusual crash, a very close call
An SUV slams through a fish market wall and travels 46 feet, smashing a chair where a woman had just been sitting.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2011
Feature Obituary: Winifred ‘Winnie’ Barker, 106, maintained positive outlook
She did not diet or exercise regularly and on occasion would have an alcoholic beverage. Despite not following conventional health wisdom, Winifred “Winnie” Dyer Barker lived for more than a century. Mrs. Barker died Friday in Sarasota, Fla., where she had lived for the past 40 years. A native of Cumberland, she was 106 years […]
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PublishedJuly 8, 2011
Aggressive fox killed after attacks at park
Two people are bitten and Two Lights State Park is evacuated before the animal is put down.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2011
Storms, winds take toll on region
Violent thunderstorms hit the western mountains and southern sections of Maine on Wednesday evening, knocking out power, setting a ski lodge on fire and capsizing a canoe in the Saco River. At 11 p.m. Wednesday, about 14,500 Central Maine Power Co. customers — most in Oxford, Somerset and Kennebec counties — were without electricity. The […]
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PublishedJuly 6, 2011
Falmouth planners delay decision on Walmart’s proposed expansion
Disagreements about design issues remain and residents oppose a plan to relocate a bus stop.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2011
Armed with pails, teams scale castle heights
Beach lovers take their child’s play seriously for the sand sculpture contest in Ocean Park on Sunday.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2011
House Wyeth made famous is national landmark
The Olson House in Cushing was a critical part of Andrew Wyeth’s art and life for 30 years.
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PublishedJune 30, 2011
Critics plead for jetport-noise relief
Airport officials say traffic over South Portland can be reduced once the FAA approves a new route.
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PublishedJune 29, 2011
Paul LePage plans trade trip to Brazil, Chile
The trade mission, similar to trips by Govs. King and Baldacci, will include Maine businesspeople.
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