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 20, 2014
Lewiston Auburn magazine publisher charged with having child porn
Joshua Shea, a former Auburn city council and founder of an area film festival, was arrested at his home, where he lives with his wife and two children.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2014
Portland panel split over legalized pot’s effect on youth
The city’s law allows only adult recreational use, but still tells young people the drug is OK, critics say.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2014
Man with pregnant dog beats, robs Maine pet shop owner
The man asked for help with the dog, but when the owner picked up the phone to call a vet, the man ‘became enraged,’ the owner says.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2014
Reportedly suicidal woman shot by Rumford cop
Police said the woman, 25, was armed with a knife. A veteran officer is placed on leave.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2014
Man in motorized wheelchair struck by vehicle in Windham
A police dispatcher said the car hit the wheelchair as it attempted to cross Route 302 in front of the Windham shopping center.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2014
Three key Maine races uncontested in primaries
Candidates for the 1st District, governor and senator will run unopposed in their primaries.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2014
Firefighters battle structure fire in Waterboro
The fire spread from a garage to an attached ranch-style home, a York County dispatcher says.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2014
Maine driver, passenger escape brutal crash with broken bones
Cody Beaucage’s truck went into a ditch, struck several large granite blocks and rolled over before coming to rest on its roof.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2014
Southern Maine jazz bands have rest beat
But in the Maine State High School Instrumental Jazz Festival, there are numerous winners.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2014
Anguished family offers reward in fatal Paris hit-and-run
Police believe Xavier Fuentes, 16, was hit by a vehicle with a plow while walking on Route 117. His family asks, ‘Why didn’t you stop?’
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