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 16, 2023
Derailed train in northern Maine was carrying flammable chemicals
The hazardous materials did not spill or catch fire, the railroad said, but one of them is classified as highly flammable by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Maine CDC issues reminder about health threat posed by browntail moths
Mainers are urged to minimize exposure to the insect’s toxic hairs while doing yard work by covering up with a respirator and goggles and working when it’s damp.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
South Portland police now say man who was shot in the head is on life support
The department corrected a previous statement in which they said the victim had died.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Maine fisherman nets 5-foot-long military rocket
The Maine State Police bomb squad was called in to defuse the bomb.
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PublishedApril 10, 2023
Police dog locates Damariscotta girl who climbed tree to avoid school
Maine game wardens and local police spent several hours Monday searching for the missing child.
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PublishedApril 10, 2023
Authorities investigating death in Alfred
The incident in Alfred prompted a hold in place order Monday afternoon for surrounding schools including Massabesic High School in Waterboro.
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PublishedApril 10, 2023
Portland leaders hear calls for a tougher response to recent neo-Nazi rally
Interim City Manager Danielle West said she will be working with Interim Chief F. Heath Gorham to consider recommendations from the district attorney.
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PublishedApril 9, 2023
Fryeburg man arrested following head-on crash on Naples Causeway
Police said the area was filled with people enjoying the nice weather on Easter Sunday.
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PublishedApril 6, 2023
Portland police investigate after body is found on Marginal Way
The man was found dead inside a car at the Marginal Way park-and-ride lot.
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PublishedApril 6, 2023
Supreme Judicial Court upholds murder conviction, sentence of Massachusetts man
The justices aren’t swayed by Marcus Asante’s claim that he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed Douglas Morin Jr. during a drug deal in 2016.
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