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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PublishedDecember 16, 2011
Transportation group highlights Maine projects
PORTLAND — A national transportation research organization has identified 50 transportation-related projects that it says would support economic growth in Maine and improve residents’ quality of life.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2011
Cape Elizabeth woman injured in turnpike crash
Turnpike traffic is backed up for hours between Gray and Auburn following a collision between a sedan and a tractor-trailer.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2011
N.Y. fugitive arrested at Occupy Maine encampment
Robert Fecu is arrested for allegedly carrying a concealed knife but could be extradited to New York to face robbery charges.
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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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