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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PublishedOctober 5, 2011
Man dies in Biddeford fire
An elderly resident of the four-story apartment building is rescued by passers-by, and eight people are left homeless.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2011
One person dead, eight people homeless in Biddeford fire
One person dies, eight people are homeless and two Biddeford firefighters are hospitalized following an early evening fire in the city’s downtown
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PublishedOctober 4, 2011
Site walk fails to sway Black Point Park foes
Neighbors and beach-goers call the proposal ‘a blatant commercial use’ and say it would affect the parcel’s ecology.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2011
Former Maine Senator George Mitchell to speak in Portland
Mitchell will speak publicly about the Middle East for the first time since he resigned as Special Envoy
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PublishedOctober 3, 2011
Feature Obituary: Nancy Anne Kane, 50, devoted single mom, fierce fighter of cancer
During her courageous and challenging eight-year battle with breast cancer, Nancy Anne Kane never forgot the most important thing in her life — how to be a good mom. Ms. Kane, a 50-year-old single mother and longtime Gorham resident, died Thursday in Portland, surrounded by her family. She leaves behind a 17-year-old son, Ben. “She […]
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PublishedOctober 2, 2011
Police searching for hit and run driver
The victim is hospitalized after getting hit by a car at
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2011
City business group votes to change name
The Downtown Portland Corporation wants to be called the Portland Development Corporation.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2011
Portland superintendent wants to hire more staff
Jim Morse says the new hires are needed to address enrollment and health-related issues
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2011
Narrow Gauge Railroad trains its sights on finding new, roomier home
PORTLAND – The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum, which has operated on Portland’s waterfront since the mid-1990s, is looking for a new home. Four communities, including Portland, have indicated interest in helping the nonprofit organization find enough land to accommodate a new museum and rail yard. It appears unlikely that the Narrow Gauge will remain at […]
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2011
Police shut down Route 1 in Saco for hours
Police are forced to shut down the busy four-lane highway after a car strikes a telephone pole, snapping it in half
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