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
November 22, 2017

One killed, 2 seriously injured in head-on crash in Gorham

The accident closed a section of Route 22 for almost three hours.
Published
November 21, 2017

Inmate jumps from 2nd floor of Cumberland County Jail housing unit

Peter Call, 23, is treated at Maine Medical Center and then returned to the jail.
Published
November 21, 2017

Oxford County sheriff admits to sending woman sexually explicit photo, steps down as association chief

Wayne Gallant is replaced as president of the Maine Sheriffs’ Association after the report by WGME-TV that he sent a photo of himself in uniform in his office.
Published
November 21, 2017

Police probe allegations that teacher at Freeport High ‘sexted’ with student

Police and school officials confirm the investigation but decline to provide details about the accusations or the teacher.
Published
November 20, 2017

Don’t eat those turkeys from Hannaford dumpster, Falmouth police warn

They say someone has removed and tried to distribute turkeys that were discarded by the supermarket because they had thawed.
Published
November 20, 2017

Massive search fails to locate missing West Bath man

The effort to find Edward ‘Ted’ Berrett, 70, will continue today, the Maine Warden Service says.
Published
November 20, 2017

Maine again sees high number of pedestrians killed by vehicles

Some 20 pedestrians have been struck and killed so far this year, a state official says.
Published
November 19, 2017

Authorities search for West Bath man, 70, missing since Friday

Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry says he’s concerned for the well-being of Edward ‘Ted’ Berrett, who lives alone.
Published
November 19, 2017

Portland vigil remembers slain transgender individuals

About 75 people gather in Monument Square for the day of remembrance.
Published
November 19, 2017

After 911 ‘butt’ call, York police raid underage party, return to arrest man in attic

Using cellphone towers, police locate the residence less than a mile from the police station, charge the homeowner with furnishing booze to minors, and later arrest a man who allegedly pointed a gun at the partier who made the accidental call.