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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PublishedAugust 27, 2019
Westbrook police warn residents about driveway paving scam
Police urge residents to ignore anyone who offers to pave their driveway with leftover asphalt.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2019
DNA evidence leads to arrest and conviction of Oakland pharmacy robber
Prosecutors say Michael Algiere robbed the Oakland Pharmacy on Halloween 2007, but investigators weren’t able to match his DNA to evidence from the scene until 2017.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2019
Fewer Maine students getting in the game, survey shows, as high school sports participation falls 4.5%
The drop during the 2018-19 school year – the first time Maine fell below 50,000 athletes in 22 years – came as participation nationwide declined for the first time in 30 years.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2019
Police investigate crash that injured 2 men in Sanford
One of the men was flown by LifeFlight helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland, but both were treated and released.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2019
Man charged with stealing more than $1,000 from firewood stands
Cash has been taken from multiple stands selling campfire wood in Casco, Standish and Naples this summer, police say.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
Brian Boru’s loyal customers pack landmark pub to raise a parting glass
It’s the last call for the 26-year-old Irish pub in the Old Port, the latest Portland gathering place to close its doors.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
Fugitive wanted in New Hampshire arrested in Maine
Richard Jacques, 32, of Lebanon was wanted for a probation violation involving the possession of fentanyl, police say.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
Masked man carrying hatchet bangs on door of Windham home
He fled into a wooded area after the homeowner’s German shepherd lunged at the door, police say.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
Three injured, one seriously, in South Berwick accident
The two-car collision forced authorities to close Route 236 for about three hours Sunday morning, police say.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2019
Buttigieg brings message of hope to supporters at campaign event in Portland
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg lashes out at President Trump, telling a packed house that the darkness emanating from the White House is dividing the nation.
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