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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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Portland superintendent creates two high-level jobs
The school board also asks the City Council to authorize the purchase of a former seafood plant.
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Sailboat capsizes on Sebago Lake
The accident sends two people and their dog into the water but a good samaritan is able to rescue them.
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Construction of new Riverwalk underway in Topsham
The new trail will offer visitors to Brunswick and Topsham close-up views of the Androscoggin River, as well as a scenic walk through the woods.
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Mainers reflect: Armstrong’s legacy shines on
The man who first trod the moon’s surface lives on in the minds of all who saw it.
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Intoxicated fan causes scene at Sea Dogs game
The man is taken to the Cumberland County Jail after police use pepper spray to subdue him
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Massachusetts driver lucky to be alive following scary turnpike rollover
The woman and her five-year-old son are not seriously injured but the crash backs up traffic for five miles
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Portland mother who lost son in tragic accident is killed by hit-and-run driver
Bonnie Bachelder is struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in front of her home on Washington Avenue.
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Sprague plans new Fore River boat yard
The proposed 16-acre facility on West Commercial Street would be able to handle larger vessels including tugboats and barges.
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Kittery man rescued after leaving work to go for a swim
The man, who was wearing his work clothes, is found clinging to a buoy in the Piscataqua River.