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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PublishedSeptember 11, 2014
Kitchen fire drives residents from Yarmouth apartment building
No one was hurt but the second-floor apartment where the fire started was heavily damaged.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2014
Lost Valley seeks help to raise money to open for ski season
The ski area, which opened in 1961, says it needs $50,000 just to open partially, and $100,000 for a full opening.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2014
Two people found dead in Biddeford likely overdosed, police say
Drug paraphernalia was found with the bodies at the Sleepy Hollow Motel. Toxicology tests will be done to determine what killed the two Biddeford residents.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2014
Police investigate discovery of two bodies at Biddeford motel
The bodies, a man and a woman, were found at the Sleepy Hollow Motel on Route 1. They have been taken to the state medical examiner to determine cause of death.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2014
Augusta teen won’t drop appeal of do-not-resuscitate order for brain-injured baby
Virginia Trask’s attorney says a court ruling is needed to determine the state’s rights to make life-or-death decisions for children in state custody.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2014
Portland area transportation group has $23 million in projects
The spending will bring traffic circles to Portland and new pavement to Route 1 in Falmouth.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2014
York selectmen vote against pot referendum again
But advocates plan to go through a notary public to get the legalization question on the town’s Nov. 4 ballot.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2014
Three-alarm fire drives businesses from Scarborough Commons building on Route 1
Firefighters from six communities are called to fight the fire, and a stretch of Route 1 that was shut down is now reopened.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2014
Report of man threatening to harm himself prompts police to close road
Police say South Freeport Road was closed for about two hours before the man was taken into custody around 7 p.m.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2014
Facebook post leads to suspect in York County graffiti vandalism
Several people offered information after seeing an online appeal by the Saco Police Department.
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