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Dennis Hoey
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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Unity College research team discovers new species of microscopic animal
The finding of a previously undiscovered tardigrade – microscopic animals that can live in extreme conditions – brings worldwide attention to the Maine college.
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Feature obituary: Eugene Jackson, 92, Portland native, member of famed Tuskegee Airmen
He served with the groundbreaking World War II fighter squadron that helped lead the way toward desegregation of the U.S. military.
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Maine warns 55 employees of possible layoffs if federal budget talks fail
The state workers are paid with federal funding that could be cut off as soon as Sept. 30.
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South Portland joins Portland in imposing 5-cent fee on disposable shopping bags
The City Council also bans the use of polystyrene packaging.
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Regional School Unit 57 says 2 students have meningitis
The York County school district’s superintendent says ‘there are precautions we all can take to reduce our exposure.’
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Saco couple incorrectly charged for T-shirt on Trump website to get refund
A campaign spokeswoman says the billing mistake was ‘global’ in nature and affected an unknown number of people across the country.
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Portland school officials hear parents’ concerns about bus route safety
Some parents say afterward that they don’t believe the new routes established on main roads this year are likely to be changed.
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Belfast woman jailed after alleged road rage incident in Wiscasset
Elizabeth Brown, who was on probation, tested positive for drugs after causing a collision with another vehicle and leaving the scene Tuesday, police say.
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Two students in Berwick schools diagnosed with meningitis
School officials say the two cases, one at the Vivian E. Hussey Primary School and the other at Noble Middle School, are unrelated.