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 12, 2022
Fire breaks out at Westbrook energy plant
Several fire departments responded to the fire in the upper floors and roof of Calpine’s Westbrook Energy Center.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2022
CVS and Walgreens agree to pay Maine millions of dollars to settle opioid suits
Maine will have until the end of the year to decide whether it wants to accept terms of the settlements, which will result in more than $10 billion being paid to states by the pharmacy chains.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2022
Maine Turnpike celebrates 75th anniversary on Tuesday
Once known as the Mile A Minute Highway, the Turnpike first opened to traffic on Dec. 13, 1947.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2022
Portland police arrest suspect in Sherman Street shooting death
Tristan Chamberlain of Portland turned himself in Sunday. He is charged with murder in the death of another Portland man, Tyler Flexon.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Health officials warn that Maine is facing a potent flu season
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said all 16 counties are seeing ‘a sustained increase in flu activity,’ and reported cases and hospitalizations have both climbed steeply over the past couple of weeks.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
Traffic on Maine Turnpike in Scarborough disrupted for hours following propane truck rollover
All lanes of the highway were expected to reopen Wednesday night after crews finished pumping propane out of the tanker and purging the lines of propane on the truck.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Maine will get millions in federal money to mitigate climate change
The funding goes to projects to restore and expand natural features such as coastal marshes and wetlands, dune and beach systems, oyster and coral reefs, coastal forests and rivers, and floodplains.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Former RSU 21 employee files civil suit claiming sex harassment
Andrea Lauletta, a former custodial employee, alleges the district did not take steps to make her feel safe in the workplace.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Convicted murderer dies in Maine prison system
Robert Craig, 86, died Sunday at the Mountain View Correctional Facility.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Fire destroys home Thursday in Naples
Several towns responded to the structure fire on Bayou Road.
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