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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PublishedMay 17, 2021
Portland council votes to relocate public health, social services to single location
The city will consolidate all of its scattered public health and social services programs into a single building at 39 Forest Ave. beginning this summer.
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PublishedMay 13, 2021
Portland property owners will have to wait an extra 4 weeks for new revaluation notices
The city says it took longer than expected to finalize new commercial property values because of the pandemic, so notices won’t be mailed until June 28.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Fire in downtown Portland apartment building displaces 10 people
The cause of the fire at 12 Alder St. appears to be improper disposal of smoking materials, fire officials said.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Saint Joseph’s College will require all students and staff to be fully vaccinated for fall semester
The college, based in Standish, joins a growing number of colleges requiring staff members and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Rep. Golden taking a break from Washington to await birth of first child
Golden and his wife, Isobel, are expecting their first child any day now, his staff says.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Maine colleges, students to get more than $105 million in federal pandemic relief
At least half of the American Rescue Plan funding will be distributed to students as emergency financial aid.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Maine panel endorses bill that would prohibit firing workers without cause
The measure would end ‘at-will’ employment in Maine, which allows employers to terminate workers for any reason that doesn’t violate anti-discrimination laws.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Portland high schools to hold in-person commencements this spring
Portland and Deering high schools will hold outdoor ceremonies, and Casco Bay High School students will graduate at Merrill Auditorium.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Multiple crews fight wildfire in Oxford County town of Brownfield
Several fire departments, the Maine Forest Service and a helicopter have been called to battle a wildfire that broke out on Frost Mountain.
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PublishedMay 9, 2021
Motorcycle crash in York County kills woman
Marisa Standly, 27, of Springvale died in the crash Sunday afternoon on Emery Mills Road in Shapleigh.
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