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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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Unsettled, humid weather Sunday produces hail, severe thunderstorms in Maine
After a severe storm moved through Cumberland County with strong winds and hail, a severe thunderstorm watch was issued through Sunday night, according to NWS.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2023
Maine Warden Service urges paddlers to exercise caution
Elevated water levels in the Saco and other rivers has raised safety concerns.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
Two vehicles collide in Jonesboro, killing a passenger
Diana O’Neil, 68, of Machias, died in the crash Tuesday afternoon.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
Gorham Town Council approves $49.9 million education budget
The school district’s latest spending plan is headed to voters for a third validation vote next Tuesday.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
Body of missing kayaker recovered off Campobello Island
The kayaker has been identified as Martin Spahn of Augusta, who was reported missing Sunday.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
Amtrak Downeaster ridership rebounds from pandemic slowdown
The 2023 total surpassed 500,000 passengers for the first time since 2019, indicating that the Boston-to-Brunswick service has mostly recovered from pandemic-related disruptions.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
Gouldsboro man killed in UTV crash
The Maine Warden Service is investigating the crash of a utility terrain vehicle in Washington County
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
National Weather Service warns of possible flash flooding in Maine starting Monday
Multiple rounds of storms packing heavy rain could trigger flash flooding Monday night into Tuesday.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Game wardens find Virginia man who became lost in woods
Donald Cook, 64, told wardens he became disoriented while looking for moose tracks behind a vacation house in the Aroostock County town of New Sweden.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Mysterious purple plume emitted by Portland waste plant Thursday morning
Ecomaine said the plume was most likely caused by a larger than normal amount of iodine in the waste stream.
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