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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PublishedAugust 20, 2013
Waterboro woman escapes from burning home
The woman escapes from her burning home but needs to be treated for smoke inhalation.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2013
Portland String Quartet founding member, an inspiration to many, dies
Talented violinist Stephen Kecskemethy dies after fighting a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2013
UMaine professor loses leg after tractor-saw accident
Nathan Godfried, who has taught history at the Orono campus for 17 years, was struck by a mowing blade hanging from a passing truck while bicycling along Route 2.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2013
Portland police investigate report of an armed man on Eastern Prom
By the time officers arrive, the man, who was reported to be holding a rifle, had left.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2013
Feature Obituary: Clement I. Dodd, 76, served as Secret Service officer
He dedicated most of his life to protecting Portland’s citizenry as well as putting his life on the line to serve a U.S. president. Family members said that Clement I. Dodd, 76, of Windham died Thursday following a brief battle with cancer. Dodd served on the Portland police force for 23 years before becoming the […]
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PublishedAugust 18, 2013
Body removed from home in Lebanon
State police say there is nothing suspicious about the man’s death.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2013
Fire in Kennebunk home quickly contained
Firefighters say the fire started in a clothes dryer.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2013
Maine bicyclist nearly loses leg in freak accident
A nurse who happens to be in the area more than likely saves the bicyclist’s life.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2013
Fire in Falmouth commercial building quickly extinguished
Falmouth’s fire chief credits the building’s sprinkler system with preventing more widespread damage.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2013
Wildlife agency OK with Wells Harbor dredging
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it is satisfied the project won’t harm three endangered shorebirds.
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