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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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South Portland farmers market has no site for 2013
The City Council will weigh objections to last year’s seasonal location.
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Highway-speed tolls coming to Maine Turnpike
The high-speed E-ZPass lanes will open April 1 at the New Gloucester toll plaza but could expand.
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Feature Obituary: Peter Francis Walgreen, 65, retired teacher; loved ‘the simple life’
RAYMOND – He died doing something he loved — walking in the woods near the log home he built in Raymond. Peter Francis Walgreen, a longtime resident of Raymond and Portland school teacher, died unexpectedly on the morning of Feb. 23. He had gone on a short hike with his 8-year-old granddaughter when he collapsed. Mr. […]
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Lilley seeks payment from state
Daniel G. Lilley, the Portland-based attorney who is defending Mark Strong Sr. in the Kennebunk prostitution trial, wants the state to pay him for some of his services. Lilley’s office electronically filed a request Sunday with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court seeking $22,924 for counsel fees and associated costs. In his request to the high […]
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Woman suffers burns when fire destroys home in Harrison
Allison Flagg is taken to a local hospital.
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Interstate 295 crash in Falmouth holds up traffic
Two people are shaken up after a mechanical defect causes them to lose control of their sports utility vehicle.
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Tattoo tribute: Women gather in Maine to honor lost sister
Five sisters from around North America gathered Thursday at a Portland tattoo parlor, where they honored the sister they lost last week.
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Fire causes extensive damage to Hollis home
Firefighters say a candle started the fire in a second-floor bedroom.
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Standish fire destroys lakeside home
The fire started in a kitchen stove and spread to a nearby wall.