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 4, 2016

She’s putting Maine on the map … of Mars

A scientist in Brunswick and her team have given familiar place names to some land features being visited by the red planet’s Curiosity rover.
Published
November 3, 2016

Phippsburg man, Florida boy wounded in unrelated hunting accidents

Both were injured in self-inflicted shootings, and neither suffered life-threatening injuries, according to the Maine Warden Service.
Published
November 1, 2016

Former USM hockey coach sues University of Maine System

Jeffrey Beaney of Scarborough says he was forced into early retirement based on an anonymous false claim of sexual harassment.
Published
October 31, 2016

Livermore Falls man hit by police cruiser dies of injuries

Joseph Slaver, 24, who apparently walked into the side of the cruiser late Friday, died at a Lewiston hospital.
Published
October 31, 2016

Bangor couple who let drug dealers use their home sentenced to prison

The prosecution says Daniel and Laura Lyons were given heroin in exchange for letting dealers store and sell heroin at their home.
Published
October 27, 2016

Maine Military Authority lays off 35 workers, aiming to bring them back

The authority faced cost overruns with a contract to refurbish commuter buses, but hopes to renegotiate the terms and rehire the laid-off employees.
Published
October 25, 2016

Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank predicts decisive victory for Clinton

The former Massachusetts congressman also believes a Clinton victory will put the Republican Party on a more ‘mainstream’ path.
Published
October 21, 2016

Downeaster’s $13 million layover facility in Brunswick ready to roll

The long-awaited and much-debated shed will allow the rail authority to service trains overnight and add a third daily run between Brunswick and Boston.
Published
October 18, 2016

State auditor says DHHS ‘improperly managed’ over $13 million in federal funds

The auditor says Health and Human Services temporarily transferred $13.4 million earmarked for children or their families to fund a program for the elderly and adults with disabilities.
Published
October 13, 2016

Sen. Susan Collins weighs in on presidential race at Harvard forum

Maine’s Republican senator confirms that she won’t vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, and says she expects the Republican Party to swing back toward the political center.