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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PublishedNovember 28, 2011
Occupy Maine decides to seek Portland permit
Members of the Occupy encampment in Lincoln Park agreed Sunday to apply for a city permit that, if approved, would allow the demonstrators to remain in the park through the winter.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2011
City employees sue over school board policy
Under a 2010 rule, South Portland workers can’t run for the board unless they give up their city jobs.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2011
Less than 200 customers are still without power
Central Maine Power Co. restores power to nearly 28,000 customers in a single day
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PublishedNovember 23, 2011
Lyman man is arrested after fighting with a sheriff’s deputy
Kenneth Huff gets into a fight with a deputy after police try to take him into custody for failure to pay fines
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PublishedNovember 23, 2011
Computers stolen from Massabesic High School are recovered
The computers are found but the person or persons who stole the laptops remain at large
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PublishedNovember 23, 2011
Occupy Maine to vote on seeking permit
Sunday’s ballot is partly a decision on letting the city scale back the protest and regulate tent locations.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2011
Three weeks later, Portland fireboat returns to service
The City of Portland IV’s Oct. 12 mishap cost $54,000, and led to changes about when civilians are allowed on board.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2011
Cornish man arrested for convenience store robbery
Scott Stevens is alleged to have taken two cartons of cigarettes and chewing tobacco from the store
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PublishedNovember 22, 2011
City committee to review Eastland hotel’s expansion plan
The panel will look into a proposal to build a convention center on Congress Square Plaza.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2011
N.Y. fugitive arrested at Occupy Maine encampment
Robert Fecu is arrested for allegedly carrying a concealed knife but could be extradited to New York to face robbery charges.
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