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 16, 2023
Derailed train in northern Maine was carrying flammable chemicals
The hazardous materials did not spill or catch fire, the railroad said, but one of them is classified as highly flammable by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Fire destroys one of several buildings at oceanfront resort in Ogunquit
When firefighters arrived, a building on the campus of Terrace by the Sea on Wharf Lane was fully engulfed in flames.
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Maine CDC issues reminder about health threat posed by browntail moths
Mainers are urged to minimize exposure to the insect’s toxic hairs while doing yard work by covering up with a respirator and goggles and working when it’s damp.
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Route 25 in Limington reopened after truck rollover cleared
State police closed the road in York County for several hours after a tractor-trailer hit a guardrail and spilled its load of firewood onto the road.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Authorities accuse young male of making threats against South Portland community
The FBI, South Portland Police and Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office coordinated to have the youth arrested by a SWAT team. The police chief says the boy could face charges of arson, criminal mischief and theft by unauthorized taking.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
South Portland police now say man who was shot in the head is on life support
The department corrected a previous statement in which they said the victim had died.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Maine fisherman nets 5-foot-long military rocket
The Maine State Police bomb squad was called in to defuse the bomb.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Traffic stop in Portland leads to seizure of large amount of fentanyl
Portland police arrest one man on trafficking charges and also confiscate other drugs and cash.
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PublishedApril 10, 2023
Police dog locates Damariscotta girl who climbed tree to avoid school
Maine game wardens and local police spent several hours Monday searching for the missing child.
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PublishedApril 10, 2023
Authorities investigating death in Alfred
The incident in Alfred prompted a hold in place order Monday afternoon for surrounding schools including Massabesic High School in Waterboro.
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