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 17, 2023
Portland City Council approves annual city budget
The council also approved amendments, including money for the clean elections program, to reorganize the city’s Executive Department and to hire a nurse for the Barron Center’s Office of Elder Affairs.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2023
Police say 2 women report they were drugged at Old Port establishment
Police are investigating and reviewing video from Thursday night.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2023
Bacterial bloom that could prove deadly to dogs detected in South Portland ponds
The outbreak of cyanobacteria has been found in two ponds at Hinckley Park.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2023
Oil spill training exercise planned for Portland Harbor on Monday
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection says the four-day-long operation will be visible from the Casco Bay Bridge, Veterans Memorial Bridge and I-295.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2023
Wild day of weather in Maine includes tornado watch, torrential downpours
Flooding and impassable roads were reported in Oxford County, where up to 3 inches of rain fell in under an hour.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2023
Wild day of weather washes out roads in Oxford County
Sunday brought a range of wild weather to Maine that included torrential downpours, a tornado watch and extensive flooding in the western part of the state.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
Portland hires interim public works to permanent job
Mike Murray’s hiring must still be confirmed by the City Council on Monday night.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2023
Maine proposes dropping COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers
The state’s health department says the requirement achieved the intended benefit of savings lives, protecting health care capacity and limiting the spread of the virus. An industry that struggled with pandemic-era staffing shortages welcomes the change.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
Falmouth council OKs entertainment, food licenses for Old Smith Farm
The entertainment license comes with parking restrictions, however.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
Enterprise rental car employee dies after being hit by pickup near Portland jetport
The incident took place at Enterprise’s vehicle service facility near the Portland International Jetport.
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