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 9, 2023
A Maine plant with a peculiar name is taken off the federal endangered species list
Federal regulators have upgraded the status of the Furbish lousewort, which only grows along the St. John River in northern Maine and Canada, from endangered to threatened.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Yvonne Jacquette, painter and long-time Maine summer resident, dies at 88
She had spent summers since the mid-60s at her home in Searsmont and was known nationally for her aerial views.
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PublishedMay 3, 2023
Secretary of state issues reworded power referendum question
Shenna Bellows’ revision came after courts took issue with the use of the term ‘quasi-governmental’ in the original wording of the referendum question.
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PublishedApril 16, 2023
Derailed train in Somerset county was carrying flammable chemicals
The hazardous materials did not spill or catch fire, the railroad said, but one of them is classified as highly flammable by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Maine CDC issues reminder about health threat posed by browntail moths
Mainers are urged to minimize exposure to the insect’s toxic hairs while doing yard work by covering up with a respirator and goggles and working when it’s damp.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Maine fisherman nets 5-foot-long military rocket
The Maine State Police bomb squad was called in to defuse the bomb.
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PublishedApril 10, 2023
Police dog locates Damariscotta girl who climbed tree to avoid school
Maine game wardens and local police spent several hours Monday searching for the missing child.
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PublishedApril 4, 2023
Maine to receive more than $62 million for drinking water upgrades
The funding will be used to replace lead service lines and address PFAS contamination.
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PublishedApril 2, 2023
Gov. Mills tests positive for COVID-19
Sunday’s announcement represents the second time Maine’s governor has contracted COVID-19 within the past year.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2023
Maine Marine Patrol identifies body found in Medomak River
Dale Boyington, a shellfish harvester from Waldoboro, appears to have drowned after his skiff sank in the Medomak River on Wednesday.
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