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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PublishedJune 4, 2010
Portland Adult Education: ‘We are here tonight to celebrate the bold choice these students made’
PORTLAND – The first indication that this wasn’t your typical high school graduation was the graduates’ tattoos and goatees, their nose and lip rings, and a few gray hairs. The graduates came from 12 countries, and 18 cities and towns in Maine, and most were older than 25. Thirty-five of them took courses while incarcerated […]
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PublishedJune 3, 2010
Casco Bay High School Graduation: Expeditionary learning has 43 seniors set to go places
The students are only the second class to graduate from the city’s alternative school founded in 2005.
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PublishedJune 3, 2010
Democrats energized in debate
The four gubernatorial candidates show their differences of opinion ahead of Tuesday’s vote.
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PublishedJune 2, 2010
GOP hopefuls try to emphasize unique points
The seven Republican candidates’ final debate closes with a now-familiar refrain: ‘I’m still undecided.’
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PublishedMay 27, 2010
Latino community rallies as man faces deportation
PORTLAND — He came to this country illegally 10 years ago to earn enough money to support his mother and siblings. And over the years, Selvin Arevalo became a respected member of Portland’s Hispanic community. Now, just a week before he is to receive his high school diploma, Arevalo faces deportation. Arevalo’s friends and several […]
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PublishedMay 25, 2010
Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Kennebunk middle school
Students are moved to the high school, and the middle school will reopen today.
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PublishedMay 25, 2010
Falmouth councilors vote down new rules
The proposal to restrict public interaction with elected officials is rejected after a lively discussion.
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PublishedMay 23, 2010
No charges filed as probe continues in fatal Wells crash
WELLS – No charges had been filed Sunday night against the driver of a Dodge pickup whose U-turn led to a crash that killed a local man who was holding a yard sale. Wells Police Department Sgt. Kent Berdeen said in a news release issued Sunday that the investigation “is still under way and all […]
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PublishedMay 20, 2010
4 arrested in Lincoln County heroin bust
Agents seize 170 bags of heroin with an approximate street value of $4,200. They also seize marijuana and Suboxone pills.
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PublishedMay 20, 2010
Pricier repairs OK’d for historic bridge
A city preservation board opts for a more traditional fix that would bring the cost to at least $160,000.
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