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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PublishedJanuary 7, 2018
Clammer still missing off Tenants Harbor
A Maine Marine Patrol plane scours Long Cove for nearly two hours Sunday without success in the search for Paul Benner, 33, who went missing during Thursday’s blizzard.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2018
‘Classic January thaw’ to break grip of bitter cold snap in southern Maine
After nearly two weeks of frigid spells separated by a blizzard, the region will get relief this week with temperatures warming to almost 50 degrees by Friday.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2018
Acton man arrested after complaints that he harassed his girlfriend’s tenants
Steven Spooner Sr., 52, told the couple their rent was increasing, threatened to evict them, and damaged their property, authorities say.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2018
Snow piles up and coastal towns get flooded as blizzard blasts Maine
The storm drops a foot or more of snow along the coast and causes shoreline flooding, but the area avoids major damage and power outages. Next up: An invasion of more bitter cold.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2018
Portland council votes 9-0 to ban synthetic pesticides in city
Hadlock Field, Riverside Golf Course and 5 athletic field will be the only exempt properties when the ordinance takes effect July 1.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2018
Strimling gives up bid to chair Finance Committee; council approves slate of panel assignments
The mayor will serve on the finance panel and chair the Rules and Reports Committee, he said late Wednesday.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2017
Maine-born and bred, collaborative artist Tim Rollins dies at 62
The Pittsfield native achieved international claim but remembered his roots.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2017
North Carolina man arrested in connection with fatal shooting in Millinocket
Police are searching for a second suspect in the home invasion last week that left Wayne Lapierre dead and wounded his wife, Diem Lapierre.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2017
Even for the hardy, Maine’s 7-day forecast offers a chilly challenge
Highs may not break 20 degrees for the next week, but for workers whose jobs keep them outdoors, the frigid temps are no sweat.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2017
Crash shuts down section of Route 302 in Windham
Few details about the accident were available, and police couldn’t say when the section of road between Varney Mill Road and the Gray Road rotary would reopen.
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