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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PublishedMarch 9, 2022
Maine losing chief of its insurance bureau
Eric Cioppa, who has served the state in a variety of roles for more than three decades, will retire April 1 as Superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance
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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
Bipartisan bill aimed at helping Maine lobstermen pending in Congress
The bill would create a grant program to help fishermen buy the gear they need to comply with federal North Atlantic right whale regulations.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
Home heating oil prices in southern Maine break the $5-per-gallon mark
Of the 30 southern Maine oil companies listed on MaineOil.com, all but 8 were charging more than $5 a gallon Tuesday night, and some had increased prices by 50 cents a gallon or more in just a few hours.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Federal CDC lifts its masking recommendation for all of Maine
The federal agency is, however, still advising that people who are immunocompromised or at high risk for severe illness wear a mask indoors.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Police shoot and critically wound woman on Topsham Bypass
The Route 196 bridge leading into Topsham was closed for nearly 5 hours while the shooting was investigated.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2022
Police investigating robbery at Old Orchard Beach convenience store
The holdup took place late Saturday night at the 7-Eleven on Saco Avenue
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Snowstorm to bury parts of Maine, including Greater Portland, on Friday
The National Weather Service is predicting that 8 to 12 inches will fall in southern and western areas.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Maine’s congressional delegation denounces Putin for invasion of Ukraine
Members describe the Russian president as a ‘ruthless autocrat,’ ‘liar’ and ‘dictator,’ among other things.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Record warmth Wednesday, and a snowstorm likely Friday
Portland set a record high of 66 degrees Wednesday, but temperatures are expected to reach only the 20s Thursday, and a storm is expected to dump as much as 12 inches of snow on southern areas Friday.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Second case of avian flu detected in backyard birds in Knox County
The first case was confirmed on Sunday and the second on Wednesday; the USDA conducted tests and found the presence of the H5N1 strain in both flocks of birds.
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