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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PublishedJune 30, 2020
Portland Board of Education ends contract for school resource officers
Xavier Botana, speaking at a board meeting where members of the public debated competing proposals about having a police presence in the schools, said some staff have become overly reliant on the officers to handle disciplinary matters that often don’t rise to the level of a crime.
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PublishedJune 30, 2020
Angus King warns colleagues of risks posed by cyberattack on U.S.
King delivered his comments on the floor of the Senate, urging development of a cyber-defense program that could fend off a ‘catastrophic’ attack.
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PublishedJune 28, 2020
Rainy weather will help to break dry spell, forecasters say
The storms may continue into Wednesday morning.
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PublishedJune 28, 2020
Police find Old Port businesses in compliance after complaints
Meanwhile, the Maine CDC reports 37 new cases and no deaths from coronavirus.
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
Federal agents seize former Maine Med official’s luxury items in alleged fraud case
Prosecutors say Joshua Frances, of Falmouth, used his position to illegally acquire a sailboat and fishing boat for his personal use.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
South Portland restaurant closes temporarily after worker tests positive
Moe’s Original Bar B Que made the announcement Wednesday after a part-time employee, who hasn’t worked in over a week, tested positive for the coronavirus.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Two York County men charged with stealing 2 golf carts from country club
Maine State Police located the carts, each valued at $7,000, on Wednesday at homes in Dayton and Hollis.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Raymond man dies in Falmouth in second fatal motorcycle crash within 24 hours
Joseph Goodwin dies when his bike collides with a dump truck on Route 100.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
New graduate school and research center finds home on Portland’s waterfront
The Roux Institute at Northeastern University plans to open this fall in space that it will sublease from Wex.
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PublishedJune 14, 2020
Maine State Police trooper struck by speeding sports car
Trooper Mickael Nunez remained in an Augusta hospital Sunday night after suffering a severely broken leg, state police say.
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