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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PublishedNovember 8, 2010
Falmouth changes approach to space needs
Separating library, school property and recreation ideas is hoped to increase ‘community buy-in.’
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PublishedNovember 8, 2010
Feature Obituary: Susan Buccina, 58, never gave up despite multiple sclerosis
WISCASSET – She aspired to become a teacher one day, and she did even though her career lasted only a short while. For most of her adult life, Susan Buccina would cope with a disease that would grow progressively worse. Mrs. Buccina died Friday at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick after a 30-year struggle with […]
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PublishedNovember 5, 2010
GQ calls Portland among the ‘coolest’
The magazine goes on to mention four destinations in Portland that visitors should check out.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2010
3 charged in burglary of Baldwin store
Charged with burglary at the Whistle Stop Store: Matthew Cogswell, 19, of Raymond, Aaron Lusk, 21, of New Gloucester, and a 17-year-old juvenile from Raymond.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2010
Cumberland County adopts its first charter
The charter cuts two positions and increases the number of commissioners from three to five.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2010
Portland’s winter farmers market may move to Irish Heritage Center
Organizers of the Portland Winter Farmers Market say they want to move the market into the Irish Heritage Center, at the corner of State and Gray streets.
The City Council helped their cause Monday night, recommending that the Planning Board approve a zoning change that would allow the market to operate at the center.
The zoning change is needed to allow retail in the zone where the Irish Heritage Center is located.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2010
Westbrook approves nude-entertainment ordinance
The ordinance bans total nudity and any touching between dancers and customers.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2010
State police respond to standoff in Limington
Part of Route 25 is shut down.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2010
Feature obituary: Roger P. Welch, 87, kind-hearted Westbrook lawyer
Divorce was not an option. And if you couldn’t afford his legal fees, he’d agree to accept home-made cookies or freshly baked bread as compensation. Roger P. Welch was an old-fashioned lawyer. Mr. Welch died Saturday at Maine Medical Center with his family at his side. The lifelong resident of Westbrook was 87. He “didn’t […]
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PublishedOctober 28, 2010
Malfunction delays traffic delays by a day
Drivers should avoid rail crossings today as a slow train chugs through Portland.
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