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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PublishedSeptember 15, 2021
Father of man who drowned in Back Cove suing Portland and police officers
John Cohen alleges in his lawsuit that police officers and other city rescue personnel stood by while his son drowned in the icy waters of Back Cove in April 2020.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2021
Judges reverse lower court, allow blood alcohol test in fatal Acadia crash
A warrantless blood draw is ruled admissible in the 2019 crash that killed three people in Acadia National Park.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2021
Portland Planning Board approves city’s plan for homeless services center
The board voted 5-1 to approve the site plan application for the 208-bed shelter in the Riverton neighborhood, with opponents questioning whether the vote was taken to undercut a citizen initiative.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Maine woman and 2 daughters killed in highway crash in Virginia
Lacquora Smith, 28, of Alfred and her daughters, age 4 and 6, died at the scene; 2 other children and the driver of another vehicle were injured in the crash on Thursday.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Lyseth Elementary in Portland will reopen Tuesday following COVID outbreak
Most students will be allowed to return to in-person learning after the school was closed Monday, but some classrooms will remain closed while school officials await further test results.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2021
Man killed in Lewiston fire identified; dozens left homeless
The State Fire Marshal’s Office says Felicien K. Betu, 70, died from injuries he suffered after jumping out a window on the top floor of the four-story apartment house.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation react to president’s sweeping vaccination mandate
Though their views are mixed, they agree on one thing: Americans should get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
Panel backs ‘bridge program’ to give seniors in Portland property tax relief
With home values rising dramatically in a citywide revaluation, the program aims to ease the burden until the state’s new tax deferral program takes effect in 2022.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
Southern Maine 9/11 remembrance events
The events will help the state remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks two decades ago
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Maine towns set to get $3 million in federal aid to support fire departments
Kennebunk alone will get about $2.6 million to hire 8 new firefighters.
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