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 13, 2021
Portland school board approves $125.2 million budget for next year
Because health insurance costs will be lower than expected, the final plan is more than $700,000 less than the one proposed by Superintendent Xavier Botana in March.
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PublishedApril 12, 2021
Company plans to hold harness races at Cumberland Fairgrounds this year
First Track Investments LLC plans to schedule 56 days of racing at the Cumberland Fairgrounds starting in May.
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PublishedApril 11, 2021
State launches ferry built in East Boothbay shipyard
The new vessel, named after Capt. Richard G. Spear, a Maine Maritime Academy graduate, will transport passengers and motor vehicles between Rockland and Vinalhaven for the Maine State Ferry Service.
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PublishedApril 11, 2021
Firefighters rescue four people from burning building in Westbrook
Two of the occupants were transported to an area hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.
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PublishedApril 8, 2021
Gorham High senior to represent Maine in national poetry competition
Emily Paruk will compete in the semifinals May 2 and hopes to advance to the finals May 27, when she would earn a shot at winning a $20,000 cash prize.
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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Expect street detours, traffic delays near Back Cove sewer separation project
The city warns that the Preble Street and Baxter Boulevard intersection will be significantly affected next week.
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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Westbrook postpones presentation of proposed city budget
The presentation of the budget to the City Council was supposed to have taken place Wednesday evening, but had to be delayed because of what the city said was unforeseen circumstances.
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PublishedApril 6, 2021
South Portland residents up in arms about expected jump in property taxes
Several said the citywide revaluation and resulting tax increases could drive retirees and middle-class owners out of their homes.
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PublishedApril 6, 2021
State police and Oxford County Sheriff’s Office looking for missing teenager
Mackenzie Zitoli, 16, of Roxbury, Maine, was last seen at the Irving Circle K in Bethel on Monday night.
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PublishedApril 5, 2021
Citing an increase in dangerous driving, state police say crackdown is coming
Maine State Police say they will start targeted enforcement to curtail speeding, distracted driving and infractions like expired inspection and registration stickers, which have been overlooked since the pandemic began last year.
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