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Portland Press Herald

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.

Maine

Burst pipe forces USM’s Portland hub to close for at least 2 weeks

by Dennis Hoey September 22, 2019September 22, 2019

Parts of the Woodbury Campus Center got 6 inches of water when a fire main broke late Saturday or early Sunday, officials say.

Maine, News

Lobsterman, 2 nurses, doctor credited with helping save life of Jet Skier, 85

by Dennis Hoey September 22, 2019September 23, 2019

Richard Russell of West Gardiner was pulled out of the Sheepscot River; he was then resuscitated on shore but is in critical condition.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

USM campus police investigating suspicious driver in Gorham

by Dennis Hoey September 22, 2019September 23, 2019

The man reportedly tried to coax a female student into looking at a photograph on his cellphone Saturday morning.

Maine, Outdoors

Baxter park director suggests dropping ‘Mount’ from Mount Katahdin

by Dennis Hoey September 19, 2019September 19, 2019

Katahdin literally means ‘Greatest Mountain,’ making the official name redundant, Eben Sypitkowski says, but critics say that reasoning doesn’t justify the cost.

Maine, News

Norway woman says she buried best friend in backyard, to show her love

by Dennis Hoey September 18, 2019September 20, 2019

Vernelle Jackson, 81, says it was the woman’s dying wish about 18 months ago.

Maine, News

Replica of historic ship will sail into Portland Harbor on Wednesday

by Dennis Hoey September 17, 2019September 17, 2019

The Nao Santa Maria, a copy of Christopher Columbus’ flagship, is due to dock at Maine Wharf around 8 a.m.

Maine, News

Older drivers go to police for help navigating new hands-free driving law

by Dennis Hoey September 17, 2019September 17, 2019

Westbrook police held an event Tuesday to help drivers pair their vehicles’ Bluetooth technology to their cellphones so they can use them while driving after a ban on hand-held devices takes effect Thursday.