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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PublishedFebruary 10, 2016
Collins’ committee hears how ‘romance scam’ left retired Maine minister in Spanish prison
The predicament of Joseph Bryon Martin, 77, of Dresden is revealed as a panel led by Sen. Susan Collins looks into the ‘cruel, clever’ crimes of traffickers who target senior citizens.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2016
Maine man fatally shoots fellow hunter, a Connecticut trooper, on Texas ranch
Alvin Chase of Warren, who has not been charged, was in a party pursuing wild boar when he fired into brush and hit the victim.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2016
Blowing snow makes it a day of white-knuckle driving in southern Maine
The storm was expected to drop as much as 8 inches of snow, as wind and falling temperatures made it ‘kind of nasty out there.’
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2016
Bath Viaduct replacement project set to begin in May
The full impact of the viaduct closure, set for October 2016 through May 2017, remains unknown.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2016
Another snowstorm headed to Maine
Snow is expected to start falling at midmorning Monday in the Portland area, which could get up to 6 inches.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2016
Man killed when snowmobile crashes in Baldwin
The 56-year-old Baldwin resident died when his snowmobile struck a tree, the Maine Warden Service says.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2016
Snow predicted to come on heels of record high 55 degrees
The National Weather Service expects the heaviest snow to fall along the coast during the morning commute, leaving up to 6 inches on the ground before the storm ends in the afternoon.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2016
Firm gets input on search for Portland’s next superintendent
The school board hopes to hire someone by May to replace Emmanuel Caulk, who left last year.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2016
About 100 attend South Portland forum dealing with drug addiction
Police officials say the problem is growing in the city, and that enforcement alone is not the solution.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2016
LePage campaigns for Christie in Iowa
Maine’s governor is said to be ‘visiting three caucus sites’ on behalf of the Republican presidential candidate, his friend and ally.
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