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 24, 2018

Yarmouth police clarify absentee ballot warning

It is legal to go door to door asking residents if they want to fill out applications for the ballots, the department says.
Published
October 23, 2018

Attorney General’s Office backs Medicaid expansion lawsuit against LePage administration

Attorney General Janet Mills, who is running for governor, has recused herself and is not named in the filing supporting the lawsuit accusing the administration of illegally blocking Medicaid expansion.
Published
October 23, 2018

Lobsterman who fell off boat identified as West Jonesport man

The body of Scott Chandler, 51, was recovered Tuesday evening off Jonesport after an extensive daylong search, authorities say.
Published
October 22, 2018

Hannaford recalls two styles of frozen pizza

The Scarborough-based supermarket chain says they have a potential for bacterial contamination.
Published
October 22, 2018

Domestic violence charge dropped after concert promoter meets plea agreement

The Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office drops the charge against Alex Gray, whose former girlfriend accused him of assaulting her.
Published
October 21, 2018

Man killed in ATV crash in Franklin County

Taylor Curtin, 27, of Belchertown, Mass., was pronounced dead at the scene in Carthage, the Maine Warden Service says.
Published
October 21, 2018

Coast Guard rescues mariner stranded off Phippsburg

The man’s sailboat had become tangled in lobster gear and was being pushed by waves toward a rocky ledge.
Published
October 21, 2018

Fryeburg bridge to be renamed in honor of officer killed in line of duty

The span crosses the Saco River, where 20-year-old Nathan Desjardins died during a water rescue in 2017.
Published
October 18, 2018

LePage says his hospital stay in August was for ‘cardiac issue’

In an interview with C-SPAN, the Maine governor says his health now is ‘excellent. If it was any better it would be illegal.’
Published
October 18, 2018

Postal Service apologizes for saying Mainers may need passports for domestic flights this year

Residents actually have until October 2020 to get Real ID driver’s licenses or passports to board domestic flights or enter federal buildings, the Maine Secretary of State’s Office says.