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 7, 2022
Portland police say man shot and wounded in Deering Oaks
The shooting victim, whose name has not been released, was transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Bonny Eagle school board votes against removing controversial book from middle school library
MSAD 6 board members voted 10-1 to reject an appeal by parents to have a book about sexuality and gender identity removed from the library.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Rep. Chellie Pingree tests positive for COVID-19
The congresswoman representing Maine’s 1st District says she is experiencing mild symptoms.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Massachusetts woman’s death in Lovell in February ruled a homicide
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner made the determination after receiving results of a toxicology test.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Authorities find body during search for missing kayaker
Seth Vosmus, 34, left his family home in New Gloucester on Saturday to kayak out of Freeport.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2022
Fire destroys 30-foot pleasure boat on Songo River in Naples
The fire, which also destroyed a dock and two personal watercraft, broke out off State Park Road late Tuesday afternoon.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2022
Thousands of Mainers stand to benefit from student debt relief
The president’s decision to provide $10,000 in federal student debt reduction will benefit about 177,000 borrowers who live in Maine, the Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2022
Buxton-based school board considers removing books about sexuality and gender identity from school libraries
Some parents want the books “Gender Queer: A Memoir” and “It’s Perfectly Normal” removed from libraries at Bonny Eagle middle school and high school.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
Independent Maine auto repair shops pursuing right-to-repair referendum
The small, privately run repair shops say the auto industry’s grip on newer, advanced technology threatens consumers’ right to choose where they get cars fixed, or to even do the work themselves.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
Workers at Starbucks on Middle Street in Portland announce intent to unionize
If the effort is successful, the shop would become the second Starbucks in Maine to form a union.
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