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 14, 2011
I-295 roadwork: ‘A lot of progress,’ much more to go
PORTLAND – A $24 million repair project on Interstate 295 from South Portland to Brunswick is on schedule, but the Maine Department of Transportation is urging drivers to be patient and alert to changes in traffic. Meg Lane, a spokeswoman for the transportation department, said construction around Tukey’s Bridge in Portland will continue to be […]
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PublishedJuly 13, 2011
Windham Fire vehicle involved in car accident
The deputy fire chief’s car was involved in the crash, but it’s not clear who was driving the car.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2011
Portland council to address sidewalk bench fees
Councilors Suslovic and Marshall vote to remove the $80 annual fee from the ordinance.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2011
Robbery suspect nabbed while using pay phone
Sean Dolstad, who was wanted in connection with a robbery at TruChoice Federal Credit Union, is arrested at the Mellen Street Market today.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2011
Outage disrupts FairPoint service
An undetermined number of customers in Maine and Vermont lost Internet service and FairPoint telephone voice mail answering services.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2011
In unusual crash, a very close call
An SUV slams through a fish market wall and travels 46 feet, smashing a chair where a woman had just been sitting.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2011
Feature Obituary: Winifred ‘Winnie’ Barker, 106, maintained positive outlook
She did not diet or exercise regularly and on occasion would have an alcoholic beverage. Despite not following conventional health wisdom, Winifred “Winnie” Dyer Barker lived for more than a century. Mrs. Barker died Friday in Sarasota, Fla., where she had lived for the past 40 years. A native of Cumberland, she was 106 years […]
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PublishedJuly 8, 2011
Aggressive fox killed after attacks at park
Two people are bitten and Two Lights State Park is evacuated before the animal is put down.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2011
Storms, winds take toll on region
Violent thunderstorms hit the western mountains and southern sections of Maine on Wednesday evening, knocking out power, setting a ski lodge on fire and capsizing a canoe in the Saco River. At 11 p.m. Wednesday, about 14,500 Central Maine Power Co. customers — most in Oxford, Somerset and Kennebec counties — were without electricity. The […]
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PublishedJuly 6, 2011
Falmouth planners delay decision on Walmart’s proposed expansion
Disagreements about design issues remain and residents oppose a plan to relocate a bus stop.
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