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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PublishedMay 7, 2012
Feature Obituary: Irving W. Stetson, 87, generous, caring funeral home owner
Irving W. Stetson buried hundreds of soldiers in France and the Philippines during World War II, and after the war made funeral arrangements for thousands of families in mourning. It was a life he never regretted, following in the footsteps of his forefathers, who established Stetson’s Funeral Home of Brunswick in 1855. Mr. Stetson, who […]
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PublishedMay 5, 2012
Harbor cruise aims to help boats steer clear
Casco Bay charter captains can take a two-hour voyage today to learn how to avoid running aground.
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PublishedMay 3, 2012
Saco residents will be able to track crime using an online map
The Saco Police Department announces a new way for residents to track crime trends
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PublishedMay 3, 2012
Protest vote on Botman falls short
A no-confidence vote by USM faculty fails, but reflects some discontent with the president’s leadership.
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PublishedMay 3, 2012
Rivals for Senate air views, aim to beat King
BRUNSWICK – The six Republican candidates for Olympia Snowe’s U.S. Senate seat made one thing clear at a candidates forum on Wednesday night: Independent Angus King is the person they must beat in November to keep Snowe’s seat Republican. The GOP contenders didn’t mention the four Democrats who are seeking their party’s Senate nomination in […]
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PublishedMay 2, 2012
Maine multicultural college students find reason to dance
More than 100 local college students, many of them hailing from distant countries, get into a groove as they celebrate their academic achievements.
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PublishedMay 1, 2012
Son shoots dad while turkey hunting in Windham
Joseph Kennedy of Standish says it was an accident. He’s been blind in that eye since birth.
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PublishedApril 30, 2012
Scarborough High School does well at national competition
Scarborough High School finishes 14th out of 32 teams that competed in the National Academic Decathlon
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PublishedApril 30, 2012
Son shoots dad while turkey hunting in Windham
Joseph Kennedy of Standish was shot in his eye by his 29-year-old son. Joe has been blind in that eye since birth.
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PublishedApril 29, 2012
Injured Mainer survives four days in Utah desert
The physician’s assistant from Aroostook County endures freezing Utah nights with a broken leg and little food or water.
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