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 6, 2014
Charles ‘Chick’ O’Leary, former Maine AFL-CIO president, dies at age 76
One of Maine’s best-known labor leaders has died. Charles John “Chick” O’Leary, who served as president of the Maine AFL-CIO for 20 years, passed away at his home in Orono on Friday. Mr. O’Leary, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in September, was 76. “He was always a champion of the underdog,” said his wife, […]
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2014
Idling cars cause gas odor at Portland apartment building, fire department says
Crews clear the fumes at 100 State Street in about 20 minutes.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2014
Mainer killed during random act of road rage, police say
Officials appeal for help in finding a pickup driver who pursued a young Poland man and shot him in Pennsylvania.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2014
Storm brings extreme winds, bitter cold to Maine
And it’s only going to get worse as Maine endures a storm that combines close to a foot of snow, whipping winds and the harshest deep freeze in decades.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2013
Portland’s citywide parking ban is getting a new twist
City officials announced Monday that the test project will take effect Wednesday, New Year’s Day.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2013
Vintage sports cars destroyed in Maine fire
A man was reportedly welding a frame on one of the cars when the fire broke out.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2013
Ice-plagued Maine bridge reopens – at least for now
With temperatures going lower, officials say additional ice falling off onto cars is unlikely.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2013
Home in Sanford destroyed by fire
The owner lost his home and two dogs in the blaze. He was attending a memorial service out of state when the fire occurred.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2013
Penobscot Narrows Bridge closed after ice chunks hit cars
No injuries are reported when five vehicles are damaged by chunks of ice dropping from the beams and suspension cables of the Route 1 bridge in Prospect near Bucksport.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2013
Outages rise exponentially with arrival of heavy snow in Maine
Meanwhile, temperatures are expected to plunge to minus-10 degrees by Thursday night.
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