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 23, 2022
UNE receives $5 million grant to support chronic pain research
The Center of Biomedical Research Excellence at UNE will use the federal funds to continue its research into the study of pain and novel pain therapeutics.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2022
Buxton-based school board considers removing books about sexuality and gender identity from school libraries
Some parents want the books “Gender Queer: A Memoir” and “It’s Perfectly Normal” removed from libraries at Bonny Eagle middle school and high school.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2022
Maine Med nurses vote overwhelmingly to retain their union
Union leaders said the resounding 1,108-to-387 victory affirmed their support among nurses and left them eager to get back to the bargaining table for their first contract since forming the union in April 2021.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
Independent Maine auto repair shops pursuing right-to-repair referendum
The small, privately run repair shops say the auto industry’s grip on newer, advanced technology threatens consumers’ right to choose where they get cars fixed, or to even do the work themselves.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
Workers at Starbucks on Middle Street in Portland announce intent to unionize
If the effort is successful, the shop would become the second Starbucks in Maine to form a union.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
FBI Director Christopher Wray pays a visit to Portland
The agency says the director’s trip to Maine was routine, but it comes in the wake of threats against federal agents following the search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
Investigators say Stonington home exploded before it caught fire
The State Fire Marshal’s Office continues to investigate and the cause of the explosion that killed the 71-year-old man who lived in the home remains undetermined.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2022
Hot weather fuels algal blooms in Casco Bay that may be killing soft-shell clams
The algal blooms seem to be concentrated in Maquoit Bay, Middle Bay and Basin Cove, areas located off Freeport, Brunswick and Harpswell, respectively.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2022
Man’s remains found after home explodes in Stonington
The victim is believed to be a 71-year-old who lived alone at the residence.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2022
Portland lobsterman catches rare blue lobster
The bright blue lobster caught off Peaks Island will take up residence in a tank at Becky’s Diner.
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