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 3, 2015
Armed man robs Norway Savings Bank in Freeport
The bank branch within a few hundred feet of L.L. Bean’s flagship store is held up by a man who shows a handgun.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2015
Four kayakers rescued from rushing Nonesuch River in Scarborough
Marine Resource Officer Dave Corbeau pulls two people into his boat, then finds two more in trouble.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2015
Canoeing couple found off Jonesport died of hypothermia, drowning, officials say
Roy and Judith Carlile, who lived in Pennsylvania and owned a summer cabin on Chandler Bay, set out Friday evening to paddle to Roque Island but never returned.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2015
Reckless driving blamed for spate of deadly crashes across Maine
The state has had 17 motorcycle deaths this year, including four this past weekend as police blame ‘irresponsible driving.’
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PublishedAugust 3, 2015
Critics say Portland street park’s a folly, all right
A pop-up park dubbed the Federal Street Folly closes a section of road as a place for pedestrians to gather, but some drivers want their access back.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2015
Woman killed when motorcycle crashes in Durham
She was traveling north on Route 125 when she failed to negotiate a curve, the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office says.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2015
One person killed when car, tractor-trailer collide in Buckfield
The crash occurred near the intersection of Route 117 and Turner Street in the Oxford County town.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2015
Maine man’s air banner tells Goodell where to go – back to New York
‘It was worth every penny,’ says the Patriots fanatic, whose message was aimed at the NFL chief at his Scarborough home and people at nearby beaches.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2015
Maine beauty pageant contestant criticized for tagging sharks
Marisa Butler of Standish has tagged 30 sharks, but some question whether her volunteer work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration does more harm than good.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2015
Maine State Police cruiser involved in turnpike accident
According to early reports, the cruiser was rear-ended in the northbound lanes in Scarborough.
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