Dennis Hoey

Portland Press Herald

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.

Latest

Published
October 14, 2019

Hollis man charged with trying to strangle a woman

Tyler Strout is facing a charge of felony assault as a result of Sunday’s alleged domestic violence incident.
Published
October 13, 2019

Westbrook driver arrested after endangering lives of 2 children, police say

Kayla Libby’s motor vehicle was boxed in by bystanders until troopers arrived Sunday afternoon in Arundel, Maine State Police say.
Published
October 13, 2019

Cumberland County Jail loses track of work release inmate

Gilbert Prescott of Scarborough failed to return to the jail Saturday night from his job at a restaurant, authorities say.
Published
October 10, 2019

More than 300 turn out for national Poor People’s Campaign rally in Portland

Demonstrators gather in Lincoln Park and march down Congress Street to raise awareness about the economic and racial inequality that exists in the United States.
Published
October 9, 2019

One person injured in late-night crash in Bath

The victim was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Published
October 9, 2019

Cape Elizabeth principal defends response to allegations of sexual assault

Jeffrey Shedd sends a letter to a school community embroiled in controversy over notes alleging there is a ‘rapist in our school,’ saying the 3 students who left the notes ‘made a really bad choice.’
Published
October 9, 2019

Wells man sues York County, alleging ‘torture’ by jail officers

A photo of the burns that Brian Dunnigan says he sustained from a Taser is part of the court filing.
Published
October 8, 2019

Maine-based Olympia Sports acquired by national retailer

The acquisition of the sporting goods chain was announced Tuesday by JackRabbit, a running and active lifestyle brand retailer.
Published
October 8, 2019

Woman robs Mechanic Savings Bank in Windham

Police say the woman displayed a handgun during the robbery, then ran off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Published
October 8, 2019

Hannaford issues recall for its Deli White American cheese

The supermarket chain warns that there could be metal fragments in that specific Hannaford-brand cheese purchased in one of its delis between Sept. 8 and Oct. 8.