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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PublishedSeptember 18, 2017
Maine’s Janet Mills, 36 other attorneys general urge incentives for opioid alternatives
They say the health care industry should promote the use of physical therapy, acupuncture, massage and chiropractic care for the treatment of chronic, non-cancer pain.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2017
Animal rights groups will rally Monday ahead of Portland council vote
An ordinance change would prohibit the display of wild and exotic animals in circus performances.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Katahdin Woods and Waters leader turns attention to Portland’s parks and open spaces
Lucas St. Clair, who led his family’s effort to create the national monument, says the foundation he presides over will provide startup funds for a parks conservancy in Maine’s largest city.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Mainers in Hurricane Irma’s path hunker down, head north
Peter and Beth Richardson found themselves stuck in Puerto Rico on Wednesday, while Carrye Gaulin fled the Florida Keys.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2017
Maine volunteer heading into path of fierce Hurricane Irma
Nate Nickerson, whose group Konbit Sante aided Haiti after a disastrous earthquake in 2010, will help with hospital preparations and storm recovery, but hopes the storm misses the island.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2017
Thunderstorms cause outages, road closures in parts of Maine
More than 2,400 CMP customers were without electricity as of 9:15 p.m.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2017
Oxford police chase suspect by car, then on foot
Authorities say the suspect stole a van and led a motor vehicle chase before fleeing on foot.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2017
Spruce Head man flown to Maine Med after he crashes his motorcycle
Wayne Fowles was traveling south on Route 73 he went off the road, lost control and was thrown from his Harley Davidson when he hit a culvert.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2017
On Overdose Awareness Day, Maine communities mourn those lost to drugs
About 150 people attend a ceremony in Portland’s Monument Square, one of more than 300 across the country and around the world.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2017
Rare white lobster caught off Chebeague Island
Lobsterman Alex Todd caught the unusual specimen last week and returned it to the Gulf of Maine after showing it to family and friends.
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