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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PublishedMarch 4, 2015
Parking bans in effect in Falmouth, Yarmouth and Brunswick
The bans will end at noon Wednesday, the towns say.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2015
Board backs plan for Portland’s high school students to ride Metro buses
The superintendent is set to develop a cost-sharing agreement to allow the bus service to transport high school students to and from classes.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2015
More snow on the way before warmup Wednesday
The Portland area is in line for 3 to 6 more inches, and maybe freezing rain and sleet, before temperatures climb to the 40s.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2015
Woman recovering from Rite Aid crash
Sharla Cummings, a store employee, was injured when a car crashed through the storefront Sunday.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2015
Cape Elizabeth homeowner escapes unhurt after propane explosion
John Dorsey, who was sitting at the other end of his house, says, ‘It was just like a bomb that went off.’
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PublishedMarch 1, 2015
Cat survives brush with hot car engine in Brunswick
The orange tabby, found at the Rush Trailer Park by the town’s animal control officer, suffered severe burns and cuts.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2015
February was coldest on record in Portland and Bangor
The average monthly temperature of 13.8 degrees at the Portland jetport beat the previous mark, set in 1979.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2015
Water main break in Westbrook could cause traffic snarls today
The break happened on Stroudwater Street between Westbrook High School and Westbrook Middle School.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2015
Employee critically injured when car plows into Westbrook Rite Aid
The accident occurred when a Gorham man, 84, stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake, police say.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2015
LePage plans bill to bar attorney general from allocating settlement
The governor says Attorney General Janet Mills should not have sole discretion over how the state spends $21.5 million in settlement money from a court case involving Standard & Poor’s.
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