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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PublishedMay 7, 2013
LePage vetoes bill giving local school boards authority to determine where superintendent lives
Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have given school boards the authority to decide whether their superintendents should be required to live in the communities where they work.
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PublishedMay 1, 2013
Hundreds rally in Portland to demand immigration reform
They want Congress to pass a law to help some 11 million people find a pathway to citizenship.
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PublishedApril 29, 2013
Maine activist arrested at New York drone protest
Bruce Gagnon was one of 31 protesters arrested at Hancock Air Force Base in Syracuse.
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PublishedApril 29, 2013
Tense Portland standoff ends with surrender
Police swarm Alder Street and evacuate residents before the man is arrested after four hours on terrorizing and other charges.
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PublishedApril 28, 2013
Police may file charges following Lebanon dog attack
The 12-year-old Lebanon girl attacked by two pit bulls Saturday afternoon is expected to recover from her injuries.
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PublishedApril 24, 2013
Government leaders discuss ethics
The chairman of the Maine Turnpike Authority’s board took part in an ethics panel at the University of Maine School of Law in Portland Wednesday, addressing the scandal surrounding his department’s former executive director.
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PublishedApril 22, 2013
LePage allows alewives bill to become law
The 18-year-old blockade on the St. Croix River will be lifted in a few days after LePage opts not to veto the bill.
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PublishedApril 16, 2013
LifeFlight helicopter forced to land in Cumberland field
There were no patients on board during the landing and all three people in the helicopter escaped without injury.
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PublishedApril 4, 2013
Portland Head Light to be featured on new U.S. stamps
The iconic landmark will appear on the upcoming Forever postal series “New England Coastal Lighthouses.”
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PublishedApril 3, 2013
Man survives 20 hours pinned under snowmobile in ditch
Maine game wardens say they struggled to find the 64-year-old Mass. man due to heavy winds and snow squalls.
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