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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PublishedAugust 8, 2019
Lewiston man arrested after altercation at Falmouth home
Donald Murphy, who is facing several charges, was restrained by police after he started an altercation with 2 residents of the house, police say.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2019
Massachusetts man drowns while swimming at beach in York
York police say first responders tried to save the man’s life, but he died later at York Hospital
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PublishedAugust 7, 2019
Gun control advocates plan vigil and rally in Augusta on Saturday night
The events will be held outside the Blaine House starting at 7 p.m.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2019
Lightning sets fire to home in South Berwick as storm knocks out power for thousands
Severe weather that blew into Maine on Wednesday afternoon also forced flight cancellations and delays at the Portland International Jetport.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2019
Man who hid drugs in his underwear pleads guilty to possession
Sean Anderson of Peabody, Massachusetts, is facing up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty in Portland to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2019
Maine Medical Center confirms case of chickenpox
The hospital advises that anyone who was in its emergency department between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on July 30 may have been exposed to the varicella virus.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
West Virginia man found guilty of murdering Mainer on Pennsylvania highway
John Strawser Jr. is sentenced to life for killing Timothy Davison of Poland in 2014. It will run concurrently with the one Strawser already is serving for murdering a girlfriend in 2015.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2019
Westbrook men charged with burglarizing Little League supplies
Westbrook police say the men broke into a shed on Bridge Street and stole property belonging to the Westbrook Little League.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2019
Maine police departments to host National Night Out on Tuesday
The community-building events give the public the opportunity to meet local police officers in a relaxed setting that typically features demonstrations, games and barbecues.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2019
Body of missing Appalachian Trail hiker is found in Maine
A Maine game warden finds Jeffrey Aylward, 63, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, inside his tent in Township D near Rangeley.
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