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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PublishedMay 19, 2019
Missing Lincoln County man found in North Woods
Game wardens located 63-year-old Gregory Schaefer late Saturday night near the village of Kokadjo.
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PublishedMay 16, 2019
Ducks invade downtown Westbrook
Westbrook police are asking the public to leave the wandering birds alone.
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PublishedMay 16, 2019
Task force formed to recommend changes to Maine’s juvenile justice system
Among other things, the group will examine possible alternatives to incarcerating young offenders.
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PublishedMay 15, 2019
Boothbay Harbor police arrest man following hours-long standoff
Konstantinos Rigas, 31, was charged with numerous criminal counts after he allegedly threatened a woman with a bayonet and barricaded himself inside an Oak Street apartment for nearly three hours.
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PublishedMay 15, 2019
Portland man pleads guilty to possessing child porn
Joseph Holland faces up to 10 years in prison on the charge.
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PublishedMay 15, 2019
Rare hawk that flew from Mexico to Maine will be memorialized
Friends of Deering Oaks Park is raising funds for a bronze sculpture of the great black hawk, which attracted national attention.
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PublishedMay 14, 2019
Ex-couple’s dog custody dispute before Maine Supreme Court tests idea that pets are just property
A Bangor woman appealed a lower court decision granting custody of Honey to her former partner. Her attorney told justices Tuesday that courts have the authority to consider all factors in a pet custody case.
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PublishedMay 13, 2019
Transmission line worker suffers electrical shock in Gorham
The Central Maine Power Co. subcontractor was flown to a hospital after he was injured while working in a bucket truck Monday.
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PublishedMay 13, 2019
Man charged with breaking into York home, crawling into bed with girl, 11
Police say Claudio Pinto entered the house early Monday and was arrested a short time later at a local hotel.
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PublishedMay 12, 2019
Two men accused of throwing park benches on public beach in York
Police say they were able to solve the crime with help from private citizens, as well as a tip.
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