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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PublishedDecember 28, 2015
Snowstorm to follow Christmas’ record-setting high temperatures
The snowfall is expected for most of Maine, with the Portland area getting 6 or more inches.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2015
Man overdoses in Portland’s Old Port with child in car
Emergency responders administer Narcan to revive the man, who had backed his car onto a sidewalk in front of a Commercial Street pub, authorities say.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2015
Portland area to get at least 6 inches of snow on Tuesday
The first significant snowfall of winter in southern Maine could make the morning commute treacherous.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2015
Christmas Day starting to sound like a broken record, weather-wise
Friday’s high temperature is expected to reach the low to mid-50s in Portland, approaching the record for the date.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2015
Counselor among 15 arrested in Oxford County heroin bust
Gregory Ford, 54, of Scarborough, who did some substance-abuse counseling, first received his state license in 2008.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2015
Three arrested called ‘significant source’ of heroin in Hancock County
Police seize 400 grams of heroin, 22 pounds of marijuana and 750 Oxycodone pills – all valued at more than $150,000 – along with over a dozen firearms.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2015
Moratorium on gas storage facilities gets another chance in South Portland
The City Council votes 4-3 to send the proposal to the Planning Board, but the measure to slow NGL Terminal Supply Co.’s plan appears to lack the votes it needs for enactment.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2015
Don Doane, ‘best musician Maine has ever seen,’ dies at 84
The leader of the Don Doane Band played with jazz legends including Duke Ellington and Count Basie, and influenced many music students in Scarborough and Westbrook.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2015
Coastal Humane Society offering 35 rescued dogs for Christmas delivery
The shelter in Brunswick will deliver dogs by request as part of its Home for the Holidays Adoption Delivery Service.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2015
Violent fugitive from justice arrested in Westbrook, police say
The Detroit, Michigan, man is taken into custody after a brief foot chase.
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