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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PublishedAugust 10, 2011
Probe sought into release of report on Maine Green Energy Alliance
State Sen. David Trahan asks the attorney general to look into a possible leak of ‘protected information’ to The Portland Press Herald.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2011
City panel urges Portland to ban fireworks
Fearing fires and injuries, city officials want an ordinance in place when a state prohibition is lifted.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
Panel recommends Portland prohibit sale, use of fireworks
The city considers the action because a new state law legalizes fireworks except where locally prohibited.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
Amtrak sues firm involved in fatal Maine truck-train crash
The driver hauling trash ignored warnings at the North Berwick crossing, the lawsuit alleges.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2011
Amtrak sues company whose driver collided with train in Maine
The Massachusetts-based company didn’t comment on the suit, which alleges that the truck driver, who was killed in the crash, ignored railroad crossing warnings and protections.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2011
Bayside will get a long-awaited path to Back Cove
PORTLAND – A pedestrian and bicycle path connecting the popular Back Cove Trail with Portland’s Bayside neighborhood will be built this fall. The plan, presented Wednesday night by state and city officials during a hearing at Merrill Auditorium, was applauded by Bayside residents, who said it’s long overdue. Construction of the paved link, which will […]
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PublishedAugust 3, 2011
East Bayside gets together for a National Night Out
A march by residents and police ends with a cookout at the neighborhood’s Peppermint Park.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2011
Windham woman accused of dragging man with her car
Chaka Coleman is being held on $75,000 cash bail after getting into an argument with a man and dragging him with her car.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2011
Unum posts solid second-quarter earnings
Unum reports a net income gain over the same period in 2010.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2011
Westbrook quickly OKs ex-fire chief settlement
Daniel Brock, who was fired last year, will get $110,000 from the city and $210,000 from the city’s insurance carrier.
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