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
March 18, 2019

Flag carried into Civil War battles by Maine regiment comes home

Torn and tattered by 19th-century action in Louisiana and Texas, the flag has been donated to the Maine Military Museum in South Portland.
Published
March 17, 2019

Car crashes through fence near runway at Portland International Jetport

The accident Sunday night did not cause any flight cancellations or delays, and there was no security risk, an airport spokesman says.
Published
March 17, 2019

Westbrook native shot, killed in Arkansas while trying to stop armed robbery

Shawn Mckeough Jr., 23, a graduate of Westbrook High School, was serving in the Air Force in Little Rock, police say.
Published
March 17, 2019

Child and man found dead in apparent homicide-suicide in Presque Isle

Officers responded to an emergency call Saturday on Reach Road, and the state police tactical team discovered the bodies early Sunday.
Published
March 17, 2019

Portland man charged with murder in local woman’s death

The victim’s body was found at an address on Cumberland Avenue, and Gregory Vance, 61, was arrested at the scene, police say.
Published
March 11, 2019

Red’s Dairy Freeze opens for the season

The popular South Portland ice cream shop has been in business since 1952.
Published
March 11, 2019

Deputy released from hospital after cruiser rolls over on I-295 in Freeport

Deputy Evan Rea was responding to a call in Harpswell on Sunday night when the accident occurred.
Published
March 10, 2019

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office cruiser crashes in Freeport

The accident happened Sunday night on I-295 northbound.
Published
March 10, 2019

Oxford fire chief dies while in Portland for fallen comrade’s funeral

Gov. Janet Mills issues a statement honoring Gary Sacco, 63, who experienced a medical episode while in the city for Berwick Fire Capt. Joel Barnes’ service.
Published
March 7, 2019

Dave Noyes, trombonist for the Rustic Overtones, dies unexpectedly at 45

Members of Maine’s best-known rock band are mourning the loss of a man one described as ‘the glue that held us together.’