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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PublishedAugust 24, 2017
Two construction projects will tie up traffic in parts of Portland starting Monday
A portion of State Street will be closed for three months and a section of Fore Street will be reduced to one-way travel until the end of the year.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2017
Maine has 2 big winners in Powerball drawing
A $1 million ticket was sold in Searsport, and a $50,000 ticket was purchased in Freeport, lottery officials say.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2017
Forum raises call for coalition to address growing problem in downtown Portland
Business leaders and residents of Maine’s largest city say the trouble caused by people with mental illness and substance abuse problems has become a crisis.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2017
Lewiston woman killed in 2-vehicle crash in Bowdoin
Police say the accident occurred at Store and West roads when Amanda Gauvin failed to stop for a stop sign.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2017
Prides Corner aglow again as drive-in’s back in business
Now converted to digital projection, the Westbrook landmark thrills fans of a longtime seasonal tradition.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2017
Collision kills motorcycle rider on Route 109 in Acton
The victim may have been a 15- or 16-year-old boy, York County Sheriff William King says.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2017
Deli video of man’s tirade leads to forum tonight on Portland downtown issues
The business owner’s postings on Facebook spark a discussion of homelessness, mental illness and drugs on city streets.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2017
Westbrook police to conduct OUI checkpoint this week
Capt. Steven Goldberg says officers also will be assigned to patrols dedicated to pulling over drunken drivers through August and September.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2017
Child, 2, injured in fall from Portland apartment window
Police are treating the fall as an accident.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2017
Juvenile likely asleep at wheel when pickup hit Waterboro home, police say
The boy apparently fell asleep at the wheel and is not being charged.
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