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 25, 2023
Portland police investigating bank robbery
The robber threatened staff at the Norway Savings Bank on Forest Avenue and demanded cash.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2023
Maine House speaker calls on lawmaker to resign over fraud allegations
Rep. Clinton E. Collamore, D-Waldoboro, has been indicted on forgery and other charges for allegedly violating Maine’s Clean Election Act.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2023
Cities seek millions to help pay for dredging around Portland, South Portland waterfronts
The pending application is the fourth attempt by the cities to obtain the federal funds needed to clean up silt and sand that is reducing berthing space around piers and marine businesses.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2023
Storm brings accidents, power outages, nearly a foot of snow to most of Maine
As of 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, 36,062 CMP customers had lost power, with all but 48 of them in York County.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2023
On 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Portland rally shines light on abortion rights
Abortion rights proponents speak out against bans being considered in other states after the recently overturned Supreme Court precedent.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2023
Maine’s floating offshore wind research project clears significant hurdle
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Thursday that the state’s application for a floating offshore wind power research site can move forward.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2023
Portland police investigating ‘suspicious’ death along Fore River Parkway
The body of a 36-year-old man was found Wednesday at a campsite near the Fore River Parkway Trail System.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2023
York Harbor Beach drowning victim relished ocean swims
Dan Bancroft, 72, a skilled storyteller, York Library trustee and former attorney, had taken up cold water swimming after he had retired and he and his wife moved to York about six years ago.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
Biddeford police investigate reports of gunshots fired early Tuesday
Police said residents heard gunshots around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday in the vicinity of 61 and 63 South St. No one was injured.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
Maine corrections official will lead Arizona’s troubled prison system
Ryan Thornell, deputy commissioner for the Maine Department of Corrections, will start work on Jan. 30.
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