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
April 9, 2019

Maine reports its first pediatric flu death in 3 years

Federal health officials reveal that an unvaccinated child who lived in Washington County recently died from a flu-associated illness.
Published
April 9, 2019

Monday’s storm drops 2-8 inches of snow across state

Snowfall amounts were higher inland than along the coast.
Published
April 8, 2019

Man who says he witnessed death of state trooper writes him a letter

Robert John Anthony of Clifton writes a heartfelt Facebook post in memory of Detective Benjamin Campbell.
Published
April 7, 2019

Stranded driver Maine State Police detective sought to help identified

Robert John Anthony, 26, of Clifton was the man Detective Benjamin Campbell stopped to assist before being fatally struck by a tire that fell off a logging truck on I-95 in Hampden.
Published
April 7, 2019

Maine State Police arrest woman on most wanted list in New Hampshire

Lace Meatty, 34, was taken into custody at a home in Lebanon and will be held at the York County Jail until she can be extradited, state police say.
Published
April 4, 2019

Police charge Bucksport woman with murder in the death of girl, 2

State and Bucksport police arrest 21-year-old Savannah Smith at a motel in Bucksport on Thursday night, charging her with murder in the death of 2-year-old Kloe Hawksley.
Published
April 4, 2019

Jail workers administer Narcan to woman

Workers at the Cumberland County Jail gave a 28-year-old Limington woman a dose of Narcan after she overdosed while she was being booked Thursday afternoon.
Published
April 4, 2019

Milford man to serve more than 12 years in prison for robbery

Richard Moloney was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Bangor for robbing the County Road Market in Milford and the Bangor Savings Branch in Orono.
Published
April 4, 2019

Fifteen injured when vans carrying inmates, church members collide in Aroostook County

One van was carrying 9 county inmates and the other was transporting members of the Full Gospel Assembly church in Mars Hill.
Published
April 3, 2019

Musicians gather in Portland to celebrate the life and music of Dave Noyes

A near-capacity crowd turned out at the State Theatre in Portland on Wednesday evening to hear several bands perform in a tribute concert to benefit the late musician’s family.