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
May 30, 2018

Second driver charged in alleged drag-racing crash in Buxton

Thomas Dewitt, 56, of Buxton, who was hospitalized after the crash last week, is charged Wednesday with driving to endanger, Buxton police say.
Published
May 29, 2018

Portland firefighters battle 2 major blazes on a hot afternoon

A man who works near the building on Valley Street said the entire third floor was engulfed in flames.
Published
May 17, 2018

Unity College holding ‘Zombie Survival Camp’ this summer

The weeklong camp will teach a variety of skills, from orienteering to bowhunting.
Published
May 17, 2018

Westbrook fire does little damage, but clogs afternoon commute

Part of Main Street is shut down for about an hour while firefighters extinguish a garage fire.
Published
May 16, 2018

Judge rules ranked-choice voting group can’t intervene in lawsuit to block it

U.S. District Court Judge Jon D. Levy said the group’s participation ‘would complicate a case that badly needs to be expedited’ with the June 12 primary less than a month away.
Published
May 15, 2018

Attorney general accuses 2 men of racially motivated attack in Biddeford

The men have been charged with aggravated assault and now face a civil complaint accusing them of violating the state’s Civil Rights Act.
Published
May 15, 2018

Photos reveal multiple rare right whales off York County coast

Scientists from the New England Aquarium used photographs to confirm that the whale photographed off Long Sands Beach in York was different from the one observed off the coast of Wells.
Published
May 14, 2018

Police seek public’s help in locating missing Saco man

In a Facebook post, they say Nathaniel Glavin, 38, is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs about 165 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes.
Published
May 14, 2018

Biddeford man gets 7 years in prison for robbing Arundel credit union

Glenn Brackett, 49, was caught shortly after a teller filled his bag with $4,460 and a GPS tracking device last August.
Published
May 14, 2018

Maine’s senators submit bill to delay tariff on newsprint

Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King want to delay a proposed import tax on Canadian newsprint so the Commerce Department can study the effects on U.S. newsprint manufacturers and the newspaper industry.