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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PublishedJuly 20, 2021
Historic bridge in Aroostook County destroyed by fire
The 1911 Watson Settlement Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a complete loss.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2021
Police seize 36 guns, ammunition and bulletproof vests after shooting in Old Orchard Beach
Howard T. Rowe, 35, was charged with aggravated drug trafficking.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2021
Former star athlete at Deering High and Bowdoin College killed in crash in Cumberland
Police say the car driven by Paul Soule, 78, veered into oncoming traffic on Route 1 and hit a dump truck.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2021
Farmington standoff ends
Its tactical squad and the Maine Warden Service were called in to assist local police deal with the incident, which began Sunday morning.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Portland named one of top 10 places to live in United States
In an analysis of the 150 most populous metro areas in the country, U.S. News & World Report also ranked Maine’s largest city as the safest place to live.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2021
Tours of Columbus replica ship held in Bucksport despite controversy
They were conducted this weekend just after organizers canceled the Nao Santa Maria’s visit to Bangor.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Activists call on Sen. Collins to support voting rights act
About 40 people gathered on the Portland City Hall plaza Wednesday night to voice support the For The People Act, which Collins voted against earlier this year.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2021
‘Totally unacceptable’: Portland police chief, residents angry after unruly crowd targets officers with fireworks
Police said a crowd of about 300 people gathered near Kennedy Park, and someone was seen firing a gun nearby later that night.
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PublishedJune 30, 2021
A Picasso found in closet of Maine home fetches more than $150,000 at auction
The 16-by-16-inch painting titled ‘Le Tricorne’ is a maquette, or study, for a larger work with the same title that is on exhibit at the New York Historical Society.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
Maine suffers a second day of insufferable heat and humidity
Portland tied the record high of 96 on Tuesday, a mark that was set more than 70 years ago.
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