He grew up on Deering Street in Portland’s Parkside neighborhood and his musical abilities were recognized at a young age.
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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Portland sets record for coldest high temperature
Tuesday’s high of 50 degrees breaks the record set in 2001 by 4 degrees.
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Cats and dogs bound for Lewiston shelter rescued after crash
More than 50 animals were in the transport vehicle that tipped over on Interstate 95 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Scarborough couple warn neighbors about bobcat
Penny and Ken Kacere of Spurwink Road got photos of the animal in their backyard, then made the photos public to alert residents.
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Mercy Hospital to close substance abuse treatment center, cut 45 jobs
Losing the Westbrook center will reduce options for addiction treatment at a time when Maine overdose deaths are rising, and other hospitals could shut their units.
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Officials say the Downeaster is unlikely to get cameras this year
Amtrak is focusing on installing inward-facing cameras in its locomotives on the Northeast corridor.
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Cleanup of oil spill underway in Piscataqua River
A federal vessel discharged enough oil to form a sheen the size of a football field.
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Authorities investigating how Maine teenager died during fishing trip
Darren Clement, 18, of Medford was found in a brook in Rainbow Township on Sunday night after separating from his uncle and cousin.
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Boy Scouts’ president praised in Maine for stand against ban on gays
The state’s largest Boy Scout organization already has a policy that says sexual orientation should not be a factor in any scouting activity.
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Interstate 95 bridge in northern Maine damaged by crash
Police say a tree limber that was too high on a trailer hit the Smyrna Road bridge in Oakfield, and the repair job could force a lane closure all summer.