The Brooks resident and former Waldo County sheriff was known as a master storyteller and dynamic person.
Dennis Hoey
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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Bitter cold will visit Maine on Thanksgiving
Temperatures could drop into the single digits, with a high of 11 degrees forecasted in Jackman.
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State police nab runaway pig on Interstate 95 in Palmyra
The animal had been seen several times over the past week, but eluded its pursuers until Wednesday.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Maine Warden Service blames hunters for getting stuck in bog
A spokesman says the group that became stranded in New Gloucester exhibited ‘poor decision making’ and a ‘lack of planning.’
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Naples couple charged with drug trafficking
Jason R. Dailey and Taylor Bell are arrested after officers respond to a report of a suspicious vehicle.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
LePage says he may run against Mills in 4 years if she doesn’t expand Medicaid ‘sustainably’
A spokesman for the governor-elect insists it will be sustainable and says ‘the people of Maine have spoken.’
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Three hunters rescued after getting stuck in New Gloucester bog
They were ‘cold and wet up to their hips’ when search teams found them, a fire official says.
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Snow to blanket western and northern Maine on Tuesday
Maine is facing a wintry week of weather even though the official start of winter is still several weeks away.
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Fishermen launch campaign to protect Portland’s working waterfront from development
They and their supporters gather at a pub on Commercial Street to gather signatures for a referendum that would restore the city’s water dependency use requirement.
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Hundreds in Portland show their support for Mueller investigation
More than 300 people gather in Monument Square, saying they fear the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions is the first step in President Trump’s effort to derail the Russia probe.