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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PublishedAugust 10, 2022
Sinkhole swallows car in South Portland shopping plaza
The sinkhole outside Town Fair Tire off Western Avenue was likely caused by a private water service break, authorities say.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2022
Dairy barn in Gorham destroyed by late night fire
Several cows were likely trapped inside the barn at Flaggy Meadow Farm when the fire broke out around 8:41 p.m. Tuesday, according to a neighbor.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2022
Suspect in N.H. abduction captured in Portland on Monday
Peter Curtis is facing several charges in multiple states including kidnapping and threatening with a deadly weapon.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2022
After record heat in Maine, relief is on the way
Some along the coast got a quick break Monday, when a sea breeze knocked temperatures down 17 degrees in 20 minutes.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2022
Caring for drought-burned lawns proves a losing battle for homeowners
With severe drought conditions and soaring temperatures flash-frying lawns around the southern Maine coast, homeowners can perhaps take comfort in not having to mow their brown, crunchy grass as often.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2022
Portland sets new record high temperature Sunday
The high of 96 degrees snapped the old record for Aug. 7, 93, set more than two decades ago.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2022
Intense heat in Maine likely will last until Tuesday, forecasters say
Sanford reported the state’s highest temperature on Thursday, coming in at a blistering 99 degrees.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Wayward bird seen off the coast of Maine
The breeding range for the tufted puffin normally extends from northern California to Alaska, eastern Russia and northern Japan, and they are rarely seen in Maine.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Mother, daughter seriously injured when car collides with dump truck in Standish
Rebecca McVety, 32, of Standish was transported by Lifeflight helicopter to a Portland hospital with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2022
Inmate dies at Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren
Christopher Wilson, 49, who was serving a 10-year sentence for aggravated drug trafficking, died Monday.
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