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 10, 2018

Canadian motorcyclist killed in Casco accident

Gaetan Charest, 66, of Quebec was riding with a group of other motorcyclists when he went off the road on a curve, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says.
Published
June 10, 2018

Armed man robs store in Penobscot County

The incident occurred Sunday afternoon at the County Road Store in Milford, the sheriff’s office says.
Published
June 10, 2018

Suspect spills fentanyl inside cruiser at Cumberland County Jail

He and a sheriff’s deputy had to be medically evaluated after the incident, a jail official says.
Published
June 10, 2018

Candlelight vigil planned on Monday for girl killed in Edgecomb crash

Isabelle Manahan, 15, was a freshman at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle.
Published
June 7, 2018

LePage administration appeals court’s order to put Medicaid expansion in motion

DHHS Commissioner Ricker Hamilton says the judge’s decision that the state has to move ahead with expansion is unconstitutional, and he asks for a delay as the case is argued.
Published
June 7, 2018

Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence lends support to ranked-choice voting

The actress has made an ad reminding Mainers that the issue is back on the ballot Tuesday and urging them to vote to keep it.
Published
June 7, 2018

Ogunquit man charged with raping acquaintance in Arundel

Gezler S. Heron, 22, was arrested Wednesday and is being held on $50,000 cash bail.
Published
June 6, 2018

CMP offers $22 million for conservation to make up for power line impact

The company negotiates a deal with Western Mountains & Rivers Corp. as part of its plan to bring power from Canada to Massachusetts via a 145-mile transmission line through western Maine.
Published
June 5, 2018

Bar Harbor murder suspect to appear in court today

Jalique Keene, 21, is accused of killing 19-year-old Mikaela Conley, whose body was found Saturday in a wooded area near a busy intersection in the Mount Desert Island town.
Published
June 5, 2018

Mother and daughter killed as dual crashes halt traffic along Route 302

The fatalities result from a 2-vehicle head-on in Casco, and a logging truck is involved in a separate crash in Windham.