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
June 7, 2015

Homeless advocate to protest Bangor police Facebook post on panhandlers

Pat LaMarche, a former Green Party gubernatorial and vice presidential candidate, says the posting unfairly portrays all panhandlers as liars and scam artists.
Published
June 4, 2015

Police investigating death of woman found in Rockland

The body of Shauna Jones, 34, was found in a boarding house on Main Street. Police aren’t saying yet whether her death is suspicious.
Published
June 4, 2015

Recreational fisherman dies at sea after boat engine fails off York

The Coast Guard tows the boat, on which one man is discovered dead by his companion in the morning.
Published
June 4, 2015

Portland native Will Holt, lyricist, performer who wrote ‘Lemon Tree,’ dies at 86

He grew up on Deering Street in Portland’s Parkside neighborhood and his musical abilities were recognized at a young age.
Published
June 2, 2015

Portland sets record for coldest high temperature

Tuesday’s high of 50 degrees breaks the record set in 2001 by 4 degrees.
Published
May 28, 2015

Cats and dogs bound for Lewiston shelter rescued after crash

More than 50 animals were in the transport vehicle that tipped over on Interstate 95 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Published
May 28, 2015

Scarborough couple warn neighbors about bobcat

Penny and Ken Kacere of Spurwink Road got photos of the animal in their backyard, then made the photos public to alert residents.
Published
May 27, 2015

Mercy Hospital to close substance abuse treatment center, cut 45 jobs

Losing the Westbrook center will reduce options for addiction treatment at a time when Maine overdose deaths are rising, and other hospitals could shut their units.
Published
May 26, 2015

Officials say the Downeaster is unlikely to get cameras this year

Amtrak is focusing on installing inward-facing cameras in its locomotives on the Northeast corridor.
Published
May 26, 2015

Cleanup of oil spill underway in Piscataqua River

A federal vessel discharged enough oil to form a sheen the size of a football field.