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
June 27, 2018

Man flown to Portland hospital after stabbing in Sanford

Police found the 22-year-old near his home, with a chest wound that is considered serious.
Published
June 27, 2018

Five in Lewiston arrested in crack cocaine trafficking case

They are charged with distributing the drug in the Lewiston-Auburn area.
Published
June 26, 2018

AR-15, handgun stolen from Maine State Police cruiser

The weapons were taken while the cruiser was parked outside a trooper’s home in Oxford County.
Published
June 26, 2018

About 100 turn out for Portland rally to support Muslims, protest Supreme Court ruling

Demonstrators remained silent for the first 30 minutes but then began speaking of their fears that Trump administration policies could lead to a totalitarian state.
Published
June 25, 2018

Here’s how Maine’s ballot question on universal home care will read

A group opposing Question 1 argues that the initiative, which would raise taxes on wealthy Mainers to pay for home care for the elderly and disabled, violates the Maine Constitution.
Published
June 25, 2018

Car crashes into florist shop in downtown Portland

No one was injured, but traffic was diverted for about a half-hour as police responded.
Published
June 25, 2018

New Yorker who killed Biddeford man in drug dispute found not guilty of murder

Attorneys for Timothy Ortiz, 22, argued that he acted in self-defense in the 2016 shooting death of Jonathan Methot.
Published
June 14, 2018

Condition of Naples man injured last week in car crash improves

The head-on collision in Naples killed 53-year-old Jamie Mantz and her mother, 80-year-old Carol Strom.
Published
June 14, 2018

Schools in Saco and Windham place high on priority list for state construction funding

The Young School in Saco and the Windham Middle School place fourth and fifth, respectively, and Portland High School places 15th.
Published
June 13, 2018

Driver escapes with minor injuries when dump truck slams into back of SUV

The woman had stopped in the breakdown lane of an exit off Interstate 95 in Orono when the truck carrying asphalt crashed into the back of her vehicle.