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
February 16, 2016

Gov. LePage heckled at town hall meeting in Freeport

Several people walk out of the packed meeting at the Freeport Public Library after sparring with the governor over welfare benefits for asylum-seeking immigrants.
Published
February 11, 2016

Maine’s delegation displeased by response to concerns about North Woods national monument

Sens. Collins and King, and Rep. Poliquin say the reply from the National Park Service ignores ‘the voice of those who call the Katahdin region their home.’
Published
February 10, 2016

Collins’ committee hears how ‘romance scam’ left retired Maine minister in Spanish prison

The predicament of Joseph Bryon Martin, 77, of Dresden is revealed as a panel led by Sen. Susan Collins looks into the ‘cruel, clever’ crimes of traffickers who target senior citizens.
Published
February 9, 2016

Maine man fatally shoots fellow hunter, a Connecticut trooper, on Texas ranch

Alvin Chase of Warren, who has not been charged, was in a party pursuing wild boar when he fired into brush and hit the victim.
Published
February 7, 2016

Man killed when snowmobile crashes in Baldwin

The 56-year-old Baldwin resident died when his snowmobile struck a tree, the Maine Warden Service says.
Published
February 1, 2016

LePage campaigns for Christie in Iowa

Maine’s governor is said to be ‘visiting three caucus sites’ on behalf of the Republican presidential candidate, his friend and ally.
Published
January 26, 2016

Maine should have death penalty for drug dealers, LePage says

His statements Tuesday night come after he confirms he won’t deliver a State of the State address this year.
Published
January 25, 2016

Families of 10 lost El Faro crew members settle lawsuits with ship’s owner

Relatives of Michael Davidson of Windham are among the families reportedly receiving $500,000 for pre-death pain and suffering, plus an undisclosed sum for financial loss.
Published
January 24, 2016

State attorney general says LePage violates state law with legal advisers

Janet Mills tells Gov. Paul LePage’s chief legal counsel that the governor can’t use outside attorneys to handle legal matters.
Published
January 20, 2016

Maine’s highest court upholds man’s conviction for pushing wife off cliff in Camden

Charles R. Black, who’s in prison for attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault, argued that his trial should have been moved because of the publicity his case attracted.