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.
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PublishedApril 1, 2018
Massachusetts fugitive arrested in Buxton
Police say Richard L. Duest is wanted for unarmed robbery.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2018
Old Orchard Beach restaurant robbery similar to 8 others over past 10 days
Police say a man with a gun entered the China Eatery, demanded money and ran off with what a restaurant employee said was about $500.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2018
Portland company’s high-tech packs get grueling test on Mount Kilimanjaro
Flowfold’s newest product, and one of its owners, survived the ascent to Africa’s highest peak, to prep for production with L.L. Bean.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2018
Waldo man sentenced to 12 years on federal firearms charge
Jesse Norton was on probation when he was found in possession of marijuana and a gun, and had previously threatened to kill a police officer.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2018
New Hampshire man who claimed Maine residence convicted of Social Security fraud
James Robinson of Concord, N.H., fraudulently received benefits from 2008 to 2013, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Police warn of new height limit after truck hits Yarmouth bridge
The Route 1 bridge over Main Street is restricted to vehicles 11 feet tall or lower while it is being rebuilt.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Sanford police seek public’s help in identifying car thief
The man, who was wearing Patriots and Red Sox gear, drove off with a Toyota from a convenience store, police say.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2018
Teen treated for hypothermia after taking a swim off Willard Beach
People walking their dogs on the beach called the South Portland Fire Department when they spotted the youth sitting on a ledge offshore.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2018
Police investigate cause of crash that killed Damariscotta woman
A friend of Melissa Sawyer has started a scholarship fund for her four children.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2018
Fire forces evacuation of York Harbor Inn
Guests had to leave the building after the kitchen and pub filled with smoke.
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