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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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Fire crews battle structure fire in Pownal
The fire broke out in a building at 796 Lawrence Road.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Absentee ballot voting for Portland’s June 8 special election to begin next month
City residents can request absentee ballots and soon will able to vote on whether to approve the school budget and who should get to serve on a new Charter Commission.
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PublishedApril 27, 2021
Brush fires keep firefighters and forest rangers busy
Wildfires broke out in several locations across the state Tuesday, including near a neighborhood in Old Orchard Beach.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
Foundation’s grants will benefit low-income, vulnerable Mainers
The John T. Gorman Foundation will distribute $1 million to 71 agencies across the state that serve low-income families and individuals.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
Bill to remove veil of secrecy from Maine police surveillance tools advances
The measure sponsored by Rep. Charlotte Warren would repeal the law that effectively prohibits state police from answering any questions about troopers’ use of surveillance tools such as facial recognition technology.
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PublishedApril 25, 2021
Noted Peaks Island photographer Arthur J. Fink dies at 74
He had an enduring connection to the Bates Dance Festival, where he served as resident photographer from 2005 through 2017.
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PublishedApril 25, 2021
Brunswick forced into remote learning, with too many bus drivers in COVID-19 quarantine
The superintendent says he won’t have enough transportation department staff until Thursday at the earliest.
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Portland Museum of Art employees vote to unionize
Museum officials say they will honor the outcome and strive to build a stronger and more equitable institution.
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Driver who went wrong way on I-295 is charged with drunken driving
Police say the Westbrook man traveled north in the southbound lanes for about 5 miles before pulling over.
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PublishedApril 21, 2021
FBI warns of telephone scammers, posing as federal agents, who bilked 44 Mainers
The agency’s Boston Division says it’s seeing an increase in reports about scammers targeting residents of Maine and other New England states through unsolicited, often spoofed, phone calls.
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