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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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Small fire extinguished in warehouse on Portland’s waterfront
The fire on Maine Wharf behind the Dry Dock Restaurant and Tavern was spotted by a boater.
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Peru man charged with murder in death of mother-in-law
Paul Orchard, 33, is accused of killing Paula Nuttall, 57, in Peru.
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Hayrides not subject to oversight, regulation
Officials say they are not aware of any requirements to have safety inspections on the popular attractions.
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State trooper shoots, kills Aroostook County man
An armed confrontation took place outside the man’s home in Ludlow, state police say.
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Berwick man struck by metal beam expected to survive
The man was pinned to a tractor and extraction equipment was needed to free him.
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Scarborough police report possible sighting of mountain lion
The woman photographed the animal in her backyard, and is now keeping her child indoors.
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Fire on Main Street in Lovell leaves couple homeless
No one was home when a passerby spotted flames and smoke coming from the single-family home.
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Waldoboro woman charged with large-scale cocaine distribution
Police say they seized 17 grams of cocaine at the home of Regina Bowman.
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Another blow to Maine’s paper industry: Verso Paper to close Bucksport mill Dec. 1, displacing more than 500 workers
The closure will cost the town of 5,000 people almost half of its tax revenue. The state Department of Labor says the LePage administration has 60 days to find a buyer for the mill, which has operated since 1930.