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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PublishedJune 1, 2011
Despite losses, Brunswick has a ‘sense of optimism’
In the fall of 2005, soon after the decision was made to close the Brunswick Naval Air Station, some residents of the area foresaw economic doom, with empty storefronts along Brunswick’s Maine Street and a Navy base filled with vacant buildings and hangars. More than five years later, Brunswick’s downtown has several new businesses, the […]
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PublishedJune 1, 2011
Washington Avenue could be source of traffic delays today
Installation of a new gas line will likely cause traffic delays on a section of Washington Avenue.
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PublishedMay 27, 2011
Salt Institute loses entire four-person teaching staff
The resignations, described as individual decisions, came after curriculum changes were considered.
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PublishedMay 26, 2011
Fire damages BIW ship during testing
The fire was out in minutes and confined to an engine stack, but the extent of damage is unknown.
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PublishedMay 25, 2011
Maine woman who found boy’s body to help officiate in Texas
The South Berwick woman who found a boy’s body wrapped in a blanket on her land this month has been asked to officiate at the child’s funeral in Texas this weekend. Linda Gove and Bill Skaar, a pastor from Grand Prairie, Texas, will preside over Saturday’s service for 6-year-old Camden Pierce Hughes of Irving. The […]
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PublishedMay 24, 2011
Governor nominates Wathen for chair of turnpike board
Daniel Wathen, 71, a Republican and a former chief justice is the ‘perfect candidate,’ says LePage.
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PublishedMay 23, 2011
3 NY men charged with using fake credit cards
The men tried to purchase items from Bull Moose Music in Scarborough using a credit card with a fake name on it
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PublishedMay 23, 2011
Field of candidates for SMCC president narrowed to 3
One of the three candidates is Dr. Janet Sortor, vice president and dean of academic affairs at SMCC.
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PublishedMay 23, 2011
Feature Obituary: James P. Fox, 59, had special bond with Portland firefighters
He led a long and productive life, despite having to overcome the limitations of Down syndrome. His family credits the Portland Fire Department, and especially the bonds he formed with firefighters at Bramhall Station, with helping to extend his life. James P. “Jim” Fox died Saturday at Portland’s Barron Center, with his family by his […]
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PublishedMay 20, 2011
Boy, 9, hospitalized after being shot in head with pellet gun
A 26-year-old Naples man, the child’s uncle, is arrested on multiple charges in the incident.
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