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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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
Man shot Sunday afternoon in Boothbay Harbor
The victim was taken by Lifeflight helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2023
Sen. Angus King leading effort to form China Strategy Commission
The Commission would address the security, diplomatic and economic challenges posed by China.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2023
Man dies in house fire on Verona Island
Terrance Leach, 68, died in the fire at a friend’s house a day after his own home burned down after he was smoking while using an oxygen tank.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Wardens make rescue during height of Tuesday nor’easter
Maine game wardens and a group of Passamaquoddy game warden trainees led a family stranded on Moosehead Lake to safety.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2023
Slow-moving nor’easter delivers its punch to Maine
The storm created treacherous driving conditions and left thousands of Mainers without power.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Prediction for nor’easter prompts raft of cancellations, warnings about power outages
The slow-moving storm could pack wind gusts of up to 50 mph and drop up to a foot of wet, heavy snow, creating treacherous driving and the potential for downed trees and power lines.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Woman arrested, accused of stabbing another woman with scissors
Jennifer Strugar, 53, was being held at the Cumberland County Jail on domestic violence charges.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2023
Maine native wins Oscar for visual effects
Eric Saindon is recognized for his work on the movie ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.”
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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
Maine joins multistate lawsuit against FDA over abortion drug
Maine and 17 other states are suing the federal agency, accusing it of maintaining restrictions on mifepristone even though it has been safely used to induce abortions for decades.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Portland police seeing significant uptick in drug overdoses
Portland police said there have been 11 fatal overdoses in the city – including 3 in the past 5 days – since the beginning of the year.
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