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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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Portland firefighters say sprinkler system suppressed fire
They say the system kept a fire at a woodworking shop on Westfield Street from spreading to businesses in the same building.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2020
Wrong-way driver hits 5 cars on Maine Turnpike in Cumberland
The collisions, which caused no serious injuries, occurred just north of the Cumberland service plaza.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2020
Moose finally captured in South Portland after 2 days on the lam
Biologists say the young bull, which was spotted in Scarborough Monday and attracted onlookers to SMCC before it was tranquilized Wednesday evening, was likely looking for a mate.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2020
Utility crews work through the night to restore power to thousands of Mainers
The gusty winds caused more than 114,000 outages in Maine at the peak of storm, but repair crews reduced the number to less than 32,000 as of Thursday morning.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2020
Agency investigating alleged incidents of racial bias by Cumberland police
The Attorney General’s Office and an outside police agency are looking into a complaint filed by a Black Portland attorney.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
U.S. Senate candidates face off at debate in Presque Isle
Incumbent Susan Collins and challengers Sara Gideon, Lisa Savage and Max Linn field questions on the drought, climate change, saving the USPS and pandemic relief.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
Amtrak Downeaster hits person on tracks east of Wells
Amtrak says the person who was hit by the train Monday afternoon was trespassing, but offers no details on whether the person was killed or injured.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2020
York police identify victim of fatal motorcycle crash
Paul M. Amelotte, 52, of York died when his motorcycle collided with an SUV, police say.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2020
Another Portland restaurant is forced to shut its doors
The operators of Lio say the financial challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic have proved too difficult to overcome.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2020
Maine Med nurse credited with helping save life of injured motorcyclist
The accident on I-295 in Portland left a South Portland man with severe leg injuries, but state police say the nurse applied a tourniquet to slow the bleeding.
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