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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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
Emergency alert system test planned for Wednesday
Cell phones, television and radio stations should received the test alert at around 2:20 p.m.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
State distributes more than $166 million in pandemic food aid benefits
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (p-EBT) cards will benefit more than 150,000 Maine students.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
Portland jetport briefly shut down Sunday after car crashes through gate, drives on runway
George Gillmore III, 33, who police say was staying at a nearby hotel, has been charged with multiple crimes in relation to the incident.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Wyeth artwork, memorabilia lost in devastating Port Clyde fire
The Wyeth paintings were in Linda Bean’s Maine Wyeth Art Gallery above the Port Clyde General Store, which was destroyed in a fast-moving blaze that also claimed the Dip Net Restaurant and the Monhegan Boat Line offices and gift shop.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Jodi Phinney, co-founder of Maine Doulas, dies at 54
Phinney, who had been battling ALS, helped hundreds of mothers through pregnancy into parenting.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2023
Tractor-trailer truck destroyed after hitting bridge in Westbrook
The crash took place near Brown Street’s intersection with Cumberland Street.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2023
Cumberland County Jail dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
At total of 17 inmates housed at the Portland facility have tested positive for the virus.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2023
Portland police ask for help solving case of missing girl last seen in 1971
On the 52nd anniversary of when 16-year-old Cathy Marie Moulton was reported missing, authorities are seeking the public’s help. Moulton was last seen on Forest Avenue.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
Texas Republican files suit in effort to keep Trump off Maine’s presidential ballot
John Anthony Castro, a write-in Republican presidential candidate, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Portland seeking to disqualify the former president from the 2024 ballot, alleging that he violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
Authorities identify body found in South Portland as Freeport woman, say she was killed
Danielle Goodwin, 52, was found near Clarks Pond Parkway on Tuesday. Investigators are seeking help locating the vehicle Goodwin was last seen in, a blue 2016 Honda CRV with Maine license plate 2773VM
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Auburn crash sends driver to hospital
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Maine CDC warns of hepatitis A exposure at Lewiston restaurant
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City councilor requests investigation of possible information leak from Lewiston School Committee executive sessions
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Three candidates look to unseat Sheline in race for Lewiston mayor
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Working: Corwin St. Pierre, pizzaiolo and entrepreneur, defies odds in restaurant business