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 4, 2023
State announces plan to sweep Portland’s Marginal Way homeless encampment
Dozens of tents at the site, which occupies about half of the state’s Marginal Way park-and-ride lot, will be cleared on Nov. 1.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
Police trying to find Gorham woman missing since Monday
Jean Robinson, 78, was supposed to drive to Southwest Harbor, but never arrived.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
Emergency alert system test planned for Wednesday
Cell phones, television and radio stations should received the test alert at around 2:20 p.m.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
Homeless man hospitalized after his tent catches fire
The victim is in stable condition, according to Westbrook’s fire chief.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
State distributes more than $166 million in pandemic food aid benefits
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (p-EBT) cards will benefit more than 150,000 Maine students.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
Portland jetport briefly shut down Sunday after car crashes through gate, drives on runway
George Gillmore III, 33, who police say was staying at a nearby hotel, has been charged with multiple crimes in relation to the incident.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Wyeth artwork, memorabilia lost in devastating Port Clyde fire
The Wyeth paintings were in Linda Bean’s Maine Wyeth Art Gallery above the Port Clyde General Store, which was destroyed in a fast-moving blaze that also claimed the Dip Net Restaurant and the Monhegan Boat Line offices and gift shop.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Jodi Phinney, co-founder of Maine Doulas, dies at 54
Phinney, who had been battling ALS, helped hundreds of mothers through pregnancy into parenting.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2023
Tractor-trailer truck destroyed after hitting bridge in Westbrook
The crash took place near Brown Street’s intersection with Cumberland Street.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2023
Chebeague Island dealing with resignations of 2 town employees, Select Board chair
No officials reasons were offered Wednesday night for the resignations of the town administrator, code enforcement officer and the chair of the Board of Selectmen.
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