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 4, 2022
Sen. Angus King co-sponsors bill aimed at curbing Putin’s access to cryptocurrency
The bill would ensure that Russia’s president and oligarchs can’t use digital assets to avoid economic sanctions.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
Hiker from South Portland injured in fall from New Hampshire fire tower
An Army National Guard helicopter was summoned after officials determined the injured hiker’s condition was worsening.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2022
Three people facing trafficking charges accused of hiding fentanyl in cans of beans
The arrests took place Wednesday in the Penobscot County town of Corinth, where police say they seized 2.8 pounds of fentanyl.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2022
Gov. Mills says Maine economy is on the right track
Investments in job creation, high-speed internet and an influx of new residents are setting the state up for future growth, the Democrat said during a conversation at the Roux Institute on Fore Street.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2022
Judge seals documents related to Eliot Cutler’s arrest on child porn charges
Justice Robert Murray grants the motions that will keep details of the accusations against the former gubernatorial candidate a secret until he is indicted by a grand jury or makes his first court appearance on May 3.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
Man convicted of murdering West Gardiner teen dies in prison
Michael Boucher, 71, died Sunday morning at the Maine State Prison in Warren, according to the Maine Department of Corrections
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PublishedMarch 23, 2022
State police execute search warrants at 2 properties owned by former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler
The searches took place Wednesday morning at homes in Portland and Brooklin following a 2-month investigation, but state police would not say who was being investigated or why.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2022
Portland-based nonprofit is sending medical supplies to Ukraine
Partners for World Health is shipping medical supplies – that hospitals and other facilities would otherwise throw out – to relief organizations.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2022
Rep. Pingree meets with Romanian leader on Ukrainian humanitarian crisis
The U.N. estimates that Romania has taken in about 543,000 of the nearly 4 million refugees who have fled the Russian invasion.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2022
Two Maine groups make case for decriminalizing drug use and possession
The Maine Center for Economic Policy and the Maine ACLU issue a report arguing that the money it costs to incarcerate drug users would be better spent treating them.
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