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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PublishedDecember 6, 2021
Portland police charge man with threatening officers with a rifle
Cameron Hanscom was arrested on several charges Saturday, including criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2021
Madison widow sues Wisconsin company hired to clear cut NECEC transmission corridor
Shannon Rollins-Allen alleges that Northern Clearing Inc. should be held accountable for her injuries and the death of her husband when their vehicle was struck by a truck driven by a company worker.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
Three killed, two rescued in Bangor fire
The fire was in a boarded-up building that had been vacant for about a year and all the victims were homeless, authorities said.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
CMP parent company countersues former subcontractor, claiming defamation
Avangrid says Paulo Silva is a disgruntled former subcontractor who’s upset his company wasn’t awarded new contracts. Last week, Silva sued Avangrid alleging bid-rigging and racketeering.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2021
Ten coastal communities band together to defend against flooding from climate change
The towns will invest up to a half million dollars to develop a defense system against coastal flooding.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2021
Fire ravages building at Fat Andy’s Hardwoods in North Yarmouth
The fire broke out shortly after 7 at the Walnut Hill Road business Wednesday night.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2021
Sebago residents enact 6-month moratorium on new quarries
The vote is in response to Gorham Sand & Gravel’s plans to operate a quarry off Route 11 in the town’s Village District.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2021
Maine issues ‘do not eat’ advisory for deer harvested near PFAS-contaminated fields in Fairfield area
The state says deer taken in the Fairfield area have high levels of PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals’ that pose potential health risks.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2021
Police in Maine and New Hampshire report spike in car burglaries
A large number of break-ins have occurred in Cumberland, York and Oxford counties as well as the lakes region of New Hampshire.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2021
State releases identity of 3-year-old Howland boy who died Saturday
Justin Jenkins, 38, of Howland was ordered by a judge Monday to be held without bail in the Penobscot County Jail.
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