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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PublishedJuly 5, 2022
Aunt of woman who died at York County Jail wants answers
State police are investigating Nicole Turner’s death as a suspected overdose, prompting Peggy Turner to ask how her niece got drugs in jail or whether she was going through withdrawal.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Bird kill in Casco Bay may have been caused by avian flu
A local woman spotted the dead and dying birds on Mink Rocks near Cliff Island earlier this week.
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PublishedJune 22, 2022
Gov. Mills doesn’t support suspending state gas tax
She says legislative approval would be required to do as President Biden urged when he called on Congress Wednesday to suspend the federal tax on gas and diesel.
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PublishedJune 21, 2022
Biddeford police seek help locating missing teen
Jacoby Muise, 14, was last seen in Biddeford on Sunday night.
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PublishedJune 21, 2022
Blue Hill man fatally shot by 3 officers responding to domestic violence report
Maine State Police and Hancock County Sheriff deputies shot and killed 27-year-old Peter Pfister outside a home in the Hancock County town.
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PublishedJune 21, 2022
South Paris man charged in connection with Jan. 6 insurrection at Capitol
Todd Tilley, 61, is the fifth person with Maine ties to be charged in connection with the 2021 riot.
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PublishedJune 21, 2022
Businesses say they’ll weather the closure of part of Portland’s Marginal Way for 4 weeks
The city has a traffic plan, and motorists will be able to access businesses from other streets.
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PublishedJune 19, 2022
Well-known Portland man drowns while fishing on East Outlet of Moosehead Lake
The body of Truc Huynh, 40, a Vietnamese immigrant, 2005 graduate of Bowdoin College and 2001 graduate of Portland High School, was recovered by Maine game wardens on Saturday afternoon.
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PublishedJune 19, 2022
Bomb threat forces Maine Medical Center to temporarily cancel visits to patients
But the Portland hospital reopened to visitations Sunday evening after Portland police and Maine State Police gave the all-clear.
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PublishedJune 16, 2022
MaineCare coverage for new mothers extended to 12 months
Currently, Medicaid’s postpartum coverage expires after 60 days, but effective Aug. 1, it will last for a full year after birth.
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