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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PublishedNovember 14, 2011
I-295 construction done for now, but next phase to begin in the spring
The orange construction barrels that became a permanent part of the Interstate 295 landscape were removed last week, signaling the end to a $22.4 million highway improvement project that began six months ago.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2011
I-295 construction done for now
The orange construction barrels that became a permanent part of the Interstate 295 landscape were removed last week, signaling the end to a $22.4 million highway improvement project that began six months ago.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2011
Maine churches struggle with food aid
Several churches in Maine are struggling to find a way to provide discounted food boxes to needy families and individuals, who had grown to rely on a Georgia-based supplier that went out business two months ago.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2011
LePage rating sees surge in survey
A statewide survey released Wednesday shows a surge in Gov. Paul LePage’s job approval rating, and that unemployment now ranks as the most important issue facing Maine.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2011
Fly-tying feathers popular for hair
Hair salons covet them. Fly fishermen want them but are finding them increasingly hard to get. It’s fashion versus tradition. There’s hot competition these days, in Maine and across the nation, for dry fly-tying feathers, also known as hackles. Industry officials say the shortage of feathers, which come from roosters, has been building for about […]
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PublishedOctober 11, 2011
BIW worker injured when forklift tire explodes
The worker is listed in stable condition after undergoing surgery at Maine Medical Center today.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2011
Man who led police on turnpike chase arrested
Jack Coffey of Arundel eluded state police early Wednesday, but was pinched by Biddeford police that night for driving drunk.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2011
Mainers volunteer at camp for children of 9/11 victims
PORTLAND — A group of Mainers starts work Tuesday at a summer camp in Massachusetts where they will provide comfort and support to children affected by one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in U.S. history.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2011
Mainers work at camp
PORTLAND — A group of Mainers starts work Tuesday at a summer camp in Massachusetts where they will provide comfort and support to children affected by one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in U.S. history.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2011
Legislator wants investigation into possible leak
A member of the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee wants the attorney general to investigate whether information was leaked improperly to The Portland Press Herald for a story on the Maine Green Energy Alliance.
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