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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PublishedApril 8, 2012
S. Portland police arrest two men hiding in crawl space
Rourke Sparks is charged with Class B burglary and theft. Derrick Splude faces charges of refusing to submit to arrest and possession of drugs.
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PublishedApril 6, 2012
‘This could cut off some of the students’
A proposed redefinition worries Maine parents of higher-functioning autistic kids.
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PublishedApril 5, 2012
Police seek public’s help in locating missing Portland woman
Karen Tangeman, 53, was last seen on March 1.
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PublishedApril 4, 2012
Driver of stolen car crashes vehicle into historic Standish home
The crash causes substantial damage to the historic Marrett House, which was built in 1789.
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PublishedApril 4, 2012
Roman Catholic Diocese assigns priest to replace priest on leave of absence
Father Robert Vaillancourt will replace James Nadeau at the St. John Vianney Parish in Fort Kent.
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PublishedApril 4, 2012
Reports of arranged fistfights in Old Orchard Beach spur probe
At least four fights involving juveniles and set up by adults took place last month, police say.
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PublishedApril 4, 2012
Portland library branches appear likely to stay open
City Manager Rees backs the spending plan presented to the council’s Finance Committee.
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PublishedApril 3, 2012
City OKs Mumford & Sons concert on Eastern Prom
More than 12,000 fans are expected for the Aug. 4 outdoor show by the British folk-rockers.
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PublishedApril 2, 2012
Blaze leaves Saco family homeless
It is the second major fire in Saco over the weekend, but officials say the two do not appear related.
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PublishedApril 2, 2012
Feature obituary: Helen Wentworth, 106, held Acton’s Boston Post Gold Cane
It was a question that her friends, her former students, and her family would often ask: What was Helen Dunnells Wentworth’s secret to living such a long life? “She’d say, ‘I really don’t know,’ ” her daughter, Joyce Cunningham of Acton, recalled. Mrs. Wentworth died Thursday, just two days shy of what would have been […]
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