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
January 30, 2017

As Mainers celebrate legal marijuana, where does new law draw the line?

Organizers of the ‘End of Cannabis Prohibition Party’ at the Gold Room in Portland on Monday night drop plans to include edibles after running into confusion about what is allowed under the new law.
Published
January 29, 2017

Maine AG Janet Mills among 17 nationwide who condemn Trump’s ban on refugees

The Democratic legal officers say the president’s executive order is ‘unconstitutional, un-American and unlawful.’
Published
January 25, 2017

Fate of Portland’s public graffiti wall will be decided next month

Portland Water District officials heard mostly favorable testimony at a hearing Tuesday night.
Published
January 24, 2017

Wales man charged with stealing electricity from CMP

Central Maine Power Co. says Nicholas Gagne stole power valued at more than $3,000 and created a fire hazard while risking electrocution.
Published
January 24, 2017

Homeless count identifies at least 10 people living outdoors in Portland

More than 30 volunteers split up into teams and found several encampments Tuesday night.
Published
January 24, 2017

Woman, former town councilor found dead in Old Orchard Beach home

Police are investigating the deaths of Dana Furtado, 44, and Amber Morrow, 21, but say nothing indicates the deaths were suspicious.
Published
January 24, 2017

Police identify couple found dead in Standish home

Maine State Police are investigating the deaths of Donald and Sandra Lee Cragin on Shaws Mill Road.
Published
January 24, 2017

Nor’easter disrupts Maine with a ‘messy, mixed bag’ of winter weather

Snow, sleet, freezing rain and wind combine to make roads treacherous, shut down schools and offices and knock out power to thousands.
Published
January 22, 2017

Sloppy storm tonight could make for a treacherous Tuesday

Portland may get 2-3 inches of snow before sleet and freezing rain arrive, the National Weather Service says.
Published
January 22, 2017

Westbrook man killed when car goes into Stroudwater River

Westbrook Police Chief Janine Roberts says the vehicle was on Spring Street when it crossed the centerline, hit a guardrail and went airborne, killing Fouad Abdullah, a former member of the Iraqi national table tennis team and a Maine champion.