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 8, 2018
Maine’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner called ‘one of the best’ in U.S.
The National Association of Medical Examiners grants the office full accreditation and says its staff is ‘committed to high professional standards.’
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PublishedMay 7, 2018
Police standoff with armed suicidal man ends peacefully in Westbrook
Officers negotiated with the man, who was at a home on Bridgton Road and reportedly had knives, and he surrendered after near 4 hours, a police captain says.
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PublishedMay 7, 2018
Maine baker misses out on James Beard Award
Alison Pray of Standard Baking Co. in Portland was the only Mainer to be selected as a finalist this year.
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PublishedMay 7, 2018
Gorham police seek public’s help in identifying burglars
Two men were caught on surveillance video breaking into a Gorham Village business in late April, police say.
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PublishedMay 6, 2018
Authorities release mugshot of Westbrook man they say caused drug scare at jail
Brent Gross, 29, was being booked into the Cumberland County Jail when fentanyl he had on him went airborne, officials say.
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PublishedMay 6, 2018
Man who shot woman in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood still at large
A neighbor says the victim, 49, was shot in the knee after confronting her assailant about doing drugs on a public way.
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PublishedMay 3, 2018
Mainer who was key to rise of eel fishery to be sentenced for poaching
William Sheldon pleaded guilty to trafficking in baby eels that were poached.
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PublishedMay 2, 2018
Wildfire burns 60 acres along Kennebunk-Sanford line
Firefighters from 13 communities responded and were expected to remain on the scene through Thursday morning.
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PublishedMay 2, 2018
Westbrook’s newest police recruit is Cal, a Dutch Shepherd puppy
The dog will be trained in apprehension and drug detection.
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PublishedMay 2, 2018
Kennebunkport businesses, residents aim to save festival canceled after sponsor’s owner was accused of harassment
Community members decide to move ahead with the Kennebunkport Festival, a fundraising event for charity had been sponsored by Maine Media Collective.
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