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 16, 2017

Man whose body was found off Congress Street was struck by vehicle weeks ago

Police say an autopsy revealed that Edward Blumenthal died from injuries consistent with being struck by a large vehicle, and they are treating the incident as a hit-and-run.
Published
November 15, 2017

BIW pursuing contract to build 20 guided-missile frigates for Navy

The Bath shipbuilder is one of 6 companies competing for a project that could be worth roughly $19 billion.
Published
November 15, 2017

Body found along outer Congress Street was Portland man, police say

Edward Blumenthal, 57, was last seen in September and police are still investigating the circumstances of his death.
Published
November 15, 2017

Collision with 2 pickup trucks kills car’s 17-year-old driver in Turner

The truck that first collided Alan Coffin’s car pushed it into another pickup truck traveling along Route 4.
Published
November 14, 2017

Portland planners approve Children’s Museum move to Thompson’s Point

The museum outgrew its downtown location and hopes to occupy its new building in the spring of 2019, officials say.
Published
November 14, 2017

Car slams into Third Alarm Diner in Sanford; patron seriously injured

The driver of the car is arrested and charged with driving without a license
Published
November 14, 2017

U.S. marshal warns Mainers of phone scam

Callers pretend to be officials in an effort to get victims to pay a ‘fine’ using a prepaid debit card.
Published
November 13, 2017

Turnpike speed back to normal after slow going in snow Monday night

The speed limit was reduced to 45 mph along the entire length of the toll road for several hours, but was restored to normal by about 9:15 p.m.
Published
November 9, 2017

Three men charged with selling drugs from Brunswick mobile home park

Drug agents seized drugs, firearms and cash Tuesday from the home on Front Street.
Published
November 9, 2017

Terminally ill Saco boy, who says ‘live like a penguin,’ gets some special visitors

Jacob Thompson, who has been celebrating Christmas early, gets a rare gift when he spends an hour with his favorite animal courtesy of the Mystic Aquarium.