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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PublishedDecember 29, 2022
Portland’s Old Port about to lose a 50-year-old mainstay
The Old Port Tavern will pour its last drinks on New Year’s Eve after a half-century run as one of the city’s go-to places for a beer, steak or billiards.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2022
Fire engulfs 2 cars Wednesday morning in Portland
The cars were on State Street near the Cathedral Church of St. Luke.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2022
Death of 3-year-old toddler in Edgecomb ruled a homicide
Authorities identified the girl, who died Christmas morning, as Makinzlee Handrahan.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2022
Maine State Police investigating death of 3-year-old child
The child died Christmas morning in the Lincoln County town of Edgecomb.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2022
Outages continue to fall as power restoration crews work through holidays
Just over 6,000 CMP customers and Versant customers were still without power Tuesday morning.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
Gov. Mills closes state offices Friday in anticipation of storm
The precautionary move comes ahead of a winter storm that is expected to bring heavy rainfall and high winds to Maine on Friday.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
More sex abuse lawsuits filed against Catholic Diocese of Portland
The suits allege that a monsignor and a nun, who each worked at a church in Bangor, abused young boys decades ago.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2022
Storm packing heavy rain, strong winds will barrel into Maine Thursday night
Current forecasts call for 50-60 mph wind gusts, potentially leading to more power outages leading into the holiday weekend.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2022
Thousands of Mainers still without power after season’s first storm
Power outages continue in Oxford and Androscoggin counties, areas hit hard by the nor’easter. CMP increased workers Sunday to restore power.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2022
New zoning plan aims to protect Moosehead Lake region from sprawl
Members of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission approved a plan that will create six development zones comprising a total of 1,036 acres, or 6.1% of the 16,910 acres originally designated for development by Plum Creek.
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