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 21, 2013
Feature obituary: Willis Lord, 94, dedicated farmer, outspoken public servant
Lord served on town committees and represented Waterboro in the Maine Legislature.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2013
Feature Obituary: Elaine Richards, 77, mother and volunteer who overcame polio
GEORGETOWN – Less than three months after she had given birth to her first child, Elaine Joyce McAleney Richards was diagnosed with polio. The disease caused paralysis from the neck down, but Mrs. Richards overcame her physical disabilities to lead a full and rewarding life, including being married for more than 59 years, having a […]
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2013
High winds knock out power
Central Maine Power Company says high winds are knocking down trees and limbs, causing widespread outages.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2013
Part of Baxter Boulevard to shut down for eight months
A section of the road will be closed, but the popular walking and running trail on Back Cove will remain open.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2013
Phippsburg man charged with sexually assaulting young girl
The 13-year-old girl contacted police on Sunday, alleging the abuse.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2013
Snowstorm causes slick roads, crashes throughout Maine
Two of the more severe crashes involved tractor-trailer trucks – one in Wells and the other in Yarmouth.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
Post offices on Maine islands spared drastic cuts
The seven island offices are designated part-time, meaning they will not be reduced to two hours a day as many residents feared.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
Maine 13-year-old charged following school death threat
Police say the student scratched a message into the school’s bathroom wall, which “stated that people would be killed” and “had a specific date.”
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2013
Portland one of healthiest places for women to live, magazine says
Women’s Health magazine puts Portland at No. 10 out of 100 cities.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2013
Labor mural gets a new home in Augusta
The artwork made famous when LePage removed it from an agency lobby is now in the state museum.
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