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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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Collision critically injures driver, closes I-295 southbound in Yarmouth
State police continue to investigate the circumstances that led to a collision between a pickup truck and compact car Tuesday afternoon.
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
South Portland police officer strikes chord with tune about COVID-19
Hundreds of people have begun sharing the Facebook recording, ‘Disinfectant Blues,’ which was written, produced and sung by South Portland High School Resource Officer Al Giusto.
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PublishedApril 26, 2020
Maine CDC building closed after vendor tests positive for COVID-19
The Augusta headquarters of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention was closed this weekend so that the building could be sanitized and cleaned.
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PublishedApril 26, 2020
Man robs Shaw’s supermarket in Portland wearing face mask
He robbed a cashier at the Shaw’a Supermarket on Auburn Street, but never displayed a weapon, police say.
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PublishedApril 26, 2020
Accident closes Route 22 in Gorham for four hours
A truck hit a utility pole Sunday afternoon, causing electrical wires to fall into the roadway.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Portland man leads New Jersey police on high-speed chase
The pursuit happened after Paul Grandmaison was accused of head-butting his girlfriend, also of Portland. He remained at large Thursday night.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Portland city councilor wants workers in contact with public to wear face masks
Spencer Thibodeau, who will introduce his proposal at Monday’s council meeting, says the measure is necessary to protect the health and safety of workers, as well as the public.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
State police say Lebanon man threatened 3 people with large hunting knife
Maine State Police arrested Andrew Bleyl of Lebanon and charged him with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.
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PublishedApril 22, 2020
Prisoner charged with making repeated phone calls to his alleged victim
Joseph Chamberlin, 29, of Lyman is being held without bail and is due in court Thursday.
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PublishedApril 22, 2020
Portland-area transit agencies get federal help with costs of pandemic
Seven transit agencies are eligible for portions of a $53 million federal relief package to help them respond to the pandemic.
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