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 19, 2010
Westbrook poised to approve strip clubs with limits
The City Council gives initial approval to an ordinance that allows partially nude dancing in industrial areas.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2010
‘Blessed’ woman survives ricochet to head
Yvonne Dorrity of Hiram is struck by an errant bullet from a young man’s target practice across the street.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2010
Feature obituary: Gerald Korn, 89, bomber pilot, author and editor
He worked as a news reporter, wrote books, piloted bombing missions over Europe during World War II, and served as an editor for a news wire service and prominent magazines. Gerald “Jerry” Korn died Saturday of natural causes at his home in Parsonsfield. He was 89. His children were not surprised by their father’s long […]
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PublishedOctober 15, 2010
Dogs from dogfighting ring put up for adoption
Shelter officials hope to find homes for all of the animals rescued from the Ohio dogfighting ring.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2010
Former newspaper building used for fire training
The seven-story structure on Congress Street gives firefighters the chance to practice hauling hose lines up several sets of stairs, staging ladders, and spraying water from upper story windows.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2010
Police seek help in finding missing Waldoboro man
Peter Collins, a commercial fisherman, was last seen leaving his mother’s house on the morning of Sept. 19.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2010
Councilors will consider new waterfront uses
An agreement between Portland pier owners and fishermen would allow non-marine businesses.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2010
Bid to ban guns in public buildings goes to Portland council
If the council adopts the proposal, Portland lawmakers will be asked to submit a legislative bill.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2010
Peaks Island affordable housing project gets Planning Board OK
Developers say houses in the three-lot subdivision will be designed to be energy efficient.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2010
Feature Obituary: Lloyd Holmes, 83, mountain-climbing community leader
He climbed some of the world’s tallest mountains and ran a successful business for years, but what Lloyd Holmes was most proud of was the time he put into community service and volunteering in Greater Portland, say his children. Mr. Holmes, a Portland native and a longtime resident of Scarborough, died Friday at the age […]
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