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.

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Published
January 19, 2016

LePage town hall forum draws crowd of 150 in Windham

The governor sticks to the issues – with a few jabs at the press, lobbyists and overregulation – in the first town hall meeting since he made headlines with a racially charged comment in Bridgton.
Published
January 19, 2016

Maine skier ‘pummeled,’ but survives Mount Washington avalanche

While visiting Tuckerman Ravine, Kaj Huld of Brunswick is swept away for 200 feet and left waist-deep in snow.
Published
January 13, 2016

Maine DHHS says it uncovered $1.2 million in welfare fraud last year

The department issues a statement saying investigators brought a record 105 cases to the Attorney General’s Office in 2015.
Published
January 13, 2016

Bigelow Laboratory receives grants to build visitors residences at East Boothbay campus

The research nonprofit receives matching $3.1 million donations from the Harold Alfond Foundation and an anonymous contributor.
Published
January 10, 2016

Blustery rainstorm leaves 25,000 CMP customers without power

The storm dumps 2.09 inches of rain on Portland, which has wind gusts of 47 mph.
Published
January 8, 2016

Maine Department of Corrections seeks $173 million to renovate aging prison in Windham

The 96-year-old Maine Correctional Center is in bad shape, the state says as the bill heads to committee, where critics may object to the price.
Published
January 5, 2016

Six men sue Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, alleging abuse decades ago

‘Fraudulent concealment’ by church officials allows the ex-altar boys’ cases against a now-deceased priest to go forward, an attorney says.
Published
January 3, 2016

NTSB releases video of the El Faro on ocean floor

The merchant ship carrying 33 crew members, including four from Maine, sank off the Bahamas last fall.
Published
December 29, 2015

Police say 3 people arrested in Deer Isle were in crack cocaine trafficking ring

Agents seize 150 grams of crack and say the group has brought significant amounts of the drug into parts of Hancock County.
Published
December 28, 2015

Vigil planned for homicide victims in Augusta on Friday

The family of Bonnie Royer will hold the vigil for her and her boyfriend, Eric Williams, at their Easy Street home.