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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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Governor’s approval rating up, poll finds
The survey also indicates that unemployment is the state’s biggest issue.
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Route 1 will close tonight as crews erect footbridge
The elevated pedestrian bridge will link two parts of the Eastern Trail.
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Failed robbery leads police to fake bomb
The robbery suspect left the Rite Aid Pharmacy on foot without any drugs and was still at large Tuesday night.
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Water main break on Riverside disrupting traffic
It could take crews from the Portland Water District up to 16 hours to repair the break
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Congo massacre victims mourned
A memorial service is held for the seven Tutsi aid workers who were tortured and killed in the South Kivu province this month.
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Authorities investigating fatal crash in Bridgton
Bridgton police try to stop a speeding vehicle, but the driver takes off and crashes the vehicle into a tree
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Aircraft firm may keep its planned jobs in Brunswick
‘A potential source of funding’ may mean that Kestrel won’t move part of its work force to New Hampshire.
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Lebanon standoff ends peacefully
The state police tactical team is called to Lebanon after a father refuses to let a trooper check on the well being of his son
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Police uncover major pot growing operation in Wiscasset
Investigators said the home on Bradford Road had a hidden entrance that led to a growing operation inside the home’s walls