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
July 24, 2016

Maine delegates agree with resignation of Democratic Party chairwoman

But in the wake of the scandal over hacked emails, some say there should be a thorough housecleaning at the top of the party.
Published
July 21, 2016

Falmouth man sentenced for providing heroin to man who overdosed

Adam Norton, 32, who was sentenced to five years in prison, later provided heroin to a family member who overdosed and was revived with Narcan.
Published
July 20, 2016

Maine delegates disappointed that Cruz didn’t endorse Trump

They supported the Texas senator in the primary, yet as one Maine delegate observes, ‘I can tell you there are a lot of disappointed people in there.’
Published
July 19, 2016

Maine supreme court overturns ruling that gave public access to Bailey Island beach

The decision is a victory for the Florida resident who owns the access road to Cedar Beach in Harpswell, which locals had used for decades before it was closed to the public in 2011.
Published
July 15, 2016

Lawmaker asks U.S. Justice Department to investigate Warden Service

Independent Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos of Friendship says that residents urged him to act after allegations of misconduct, and that there’s been no accountability at the state level.
Published
July 12, 2016

State says medical marijuana can’t be used to treat drug addiction

The Department of Health and Human Services denies a petition by a caregiver who sought to add addiction to the list of medical conditions that qualify for marijuana prescriptions.
Published
July 5, 2016

Superintendents urge LePage to appoint permanent education commissioner

The state association says in a letter that the current arrangement, with William Beardsley as acting deputy commissioner, is ‘an ongoing problem’ that’s causing instability and confusion.
Published
June 29, 2016

Tanker hits 3 moored sailboats in Piscataqua River

The Coast Guard is investigating the accident, which caused no injuries but damaged the sailboats.
Published
June 29, 2016

Holbrook set to challenge Pingree as Republican rival concedes primary

A recount shows that Mark Holbrook finished 57 votes ahead of Ande Smith on June 14 in Maine’s 1st Congressional District.
Published
June 27, 2016

Lewiston man with samurai sword charged with threatening store clerk

Police say Joshua Kyle carries the sword around the city ‘all the time.’