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 11, 2020
Driver from Biddeford rams police car, 3 other vehicles, Portland police say
The confrontation happened on Brighton Avenue after officers in an unmarked car tried to pull the woman over, according to police.
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PublishedJune 11, 2020
State says it, not school districts, will decide when students can return
The Department of Education says it will make the call in consultation with health and emergency management officials, while local officials will oversee the details of the reopening.
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PublishedJune 9, 2020
Brunswick assistant town manager charged with domestic violence
Ryan Leighton was charged Friday evening with the misdemeanor, and is scheduled to appear in court July 7.
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PublishedJune 9, 2020
Gorham police locate missing 13-year-old
Morgan Clark reportedly ran away from home Monday, but was found Tuesday at an undisclosed location.
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PublishedJune 9, 2020
Portland police investigate shooting on Munjoy Hill
A young man was shot and briefly hospitalized following an argument among several people, police said Tuesday.
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Gorham police search for 13-year-old who ran away from home
Morgan E. Clark left her home around 1:30 p.m. and was last seen at the Cumberland Farms in Gorham, police said.
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Fire damages post office on Peaks Island
The fire severely damaged an attached residence, and smoke was visible from mainland Portland, 3 miles away, on Monday afternoon.
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Another night of demonstrations and protests, this time in South Portland
Hundreds outraged by the death of a black man in the custody of Minneapolis police call for an end to systemic racism, and march from the city high school to the police station Thursday evening.
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Pickup, Mack truck collide head-on in Shapleigh
The pickup driver was distracted by her dog and veered into the opposite lane Thursday morning, and the road was closed for several hours, police said.
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PublishedJune 3, 2020
Public officials join peaceful protest at Portland City Hall
About 1,000 people crowded into and beyond City Hall Plaza on Wednesday afternoon, in Portland’s fifth protest in the past six days as protesters around the country demand an end to institutional racism and police brutality.
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