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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PublishedJanuary 17, 2022
Holiday storm causes power outages, flooding and accidents
The storm brough heavy snow to some areas, high wind gusts to others, but spared most of the state from widespread, long-running power outages.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2022
Electric utilities, MEMA on high alert as winter storm bears down on Maine
Power outages are likely Monday because of two factors: heavy, wet snow over inland areas and wind gusts reaching up to 65 mph along the coast.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2022
More Maine schools go remote amid record-setting number of infections
School Administrative District 51, which covers Cumberland and North Yarmouth, is the latest district to announce it has been forced into remote learning.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
King says supporting voter rights bill is most important vote he’ll ever take
Maine’s independent U.S. senator has been campaigning hard on behalf of sweeping voting and elections legislation that he says is necessary to protect the nation’s democracy.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Police charge man in shooting in parking lot of Scarborough Walmart
Bryan Johns, 46, was charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, but police had yet to find a victim late Wednesday night.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2022
Democrat Jim Boyle of Gorham wins special election for seat in Maine House
Boyle will represent House District 27, which represents parts of Gorham and Scarborough
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2022
Two liquid propane tank cars overturn when freight train derails in Biddeford
Fire and railway officials were able to quickly contain a small leak found after the derailment.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2022
With surge in COVID cases, many southern Maine school districts return to remote learning
Schools in Biddeford, Saco, Kennebunk, Brunswick, Gorham, Scarborough, Windham and Portland are among those making the switch.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2022
Maine State Police tactical team responds to standoff in Waldo
Crisis negotiators are also on scene, a police spokesperson said.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2022
Bangor woman convicted of murdering her husband dies in prison
Roxanne Jeskey, 58, was serving a 50-year sentence for killing her husband in 2011.
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