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 5, 2021
Spectrum internet outage hits thousands of customers in Maine and New Hampshire
The company said all Maine customers were affected until service was rerouted to reconnect them after about 2 hours.
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PublishedApril 4, 2021
Several Old Port streets will be closed to traffic effective Monday
The goal is to help restaurants and retailers by giving them more outside space to operate in while complying with social distancing guidelines during the pandemic, the city says.
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PublishedApril 4, 2021
Maine Warden Service rescues 2 sets of stranded hikers
Wardens said both parties – one on the Appalachian Trail and the other on Tumbledown Mountain – were unprepared for the snow, ice and cold weather they encountered.
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PublishedApril 4, 2021
Crash on Maine Turnpike near Falmouth exit causing delays
A vehicle went off the highway and landed upside down in a ditch, and the Exit 53 ramp has been closed to traffic.
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PublishedApril 4, 2021
Portland police investigating discovery of body inside Motel 6
The man who died appears to have been in his 60s, and the state medical examiner’s office has been called to determine the cause and manner of death.
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PublishedApril 1, 2021
Missing Kennebunk boy is found safe
Kennebunk police said that Shawn Liguori, 16, found safe Thursday after not being seen since Tuesday morning.
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PublishedApril 1, 2021
South Portland hires new school superintendent
Timothy M. Matheney, a longtime educator, will take over July 1 for outgoing Superintendent Ken Kunin.
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PublishedApril 1, 2021
Facing opposition from riders, Metro pauses plans for new Portland bus loop
The public transit agency says it will suspend planning for a new loop around the Portland peninsula to focus on an upcoming regional transit overhaul.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Kennebunk police asking for help locating missing boy, 16
Shawn Liguori has not been seen since he left his parents’ house in a black Ford Escape early Tuesday morning.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Bonny Eagle custodian charged with shooting video of girls changing in bathroom
Kyle Hamilton, 28, of Biddeford is charged with invasion of privacy and no longer works at the high school.
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