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 16, 2023
Maine game wardens rescue Cutler man who became lost looking for moose antlers
Rescuers found the 78-year-old man, who had fallen through ice in a bog and become disoriented and hypothermic during Monday’s storm.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2023
Mainers endure another day of messy weather
Monday’s storm following an unusual east-to-west track produced snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain in southern Maine, leading to slick roads and slippery walkways.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2023
UMaine School of Law moves into Old Port office building
The 64,000-square-foot Fore Street office building also will house the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center, the University of Maine Portland Gateway, and the University of Maine Graduate School of Business.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2023
Fire heavily damages house in Gorham
The Sunday afternoon fire at 9 Longfellow Road damaged a basement furnace, where it is believed to have started.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2023
Icy, windy storm likely to make travel slippery in coastal areas Monday
The storm will bring snow, sleet and ice over most of coastal Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2023
Messy weather causes accidents across the region
The snow and freezing rain also prompted the Maine Turnpike Authority lower the speed limit. Friday’s forecast calls for heavy rain in Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2023
Respected TV journalist Chris Rose dies at age 63
Rose worked for more than three decades at News Center Maine (WCSH-TV) and more recently in public relations for the University of New England.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2023
Judge dismisses protection from abuse order filed by slain Edgecomb toddler’s mother
A Wiscasset District Court judge dismissed the order, filed by Makinzlee Handrahan’s mother on Wednesday.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2023
Authorities are still searching for missing Boothbay man
Thomas P. Harris, 60, has not been seen in more than a week.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2023
PFAS found in drinking water supply at state prison in Charleston
The chemicals have been detected in three of the five wells that serve drinking water to the Mountain View Correctional Facility.
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