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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PublishedApril 6, 2022
Motorcyclist severely injured when bike crashes into vehicle
The crash, which threw Benson Gilmore, 68, off his bike, forced police to close Route 127 in Woolwich for more than two hours Wednesday.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
Sen. Angus King co-sponsors bill aimed at curbing Putin’s access to cryptocurrency
The bill would ensure that Russia’s president and oligarchs can’t use digital assets to avoid economic sanctions.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
Hiker from South Portland injured in fall from New Hampshire fire tower
An Army National Guard helicopter was summoned after officials determined the injured hiker’s condition was worsening.
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PublishedApril 4, 2022
Portland’s King Kyote eliminated from ‘American Song Contest’
The singer and songwriter missed out on making the TV show’s semifinals when three other contestants selected by viewers joined a musician chosen by the judges.
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PublishedApril 3, 2022
Robbery suspect leads police on wild car chase through Maine, into New Hampshire
Ahmed Duale, 27, of Lewiston was arrested after his vehicle collided with a Maine State Police cruiser in Greenland, N.H.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2022
Gov. Mills says Maine economy is on the right track
Investments in job creation, high-speed internet and an influx of new residents are setting the state up for future growth, the Democrat said during a conversation at the Roux Institute on Fore Street.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2022
Judge seals documents related to Eliot Cutler’s arrest on child porn charges
Justice Robert Murray grants the motions that will keep details of the accusations against the former gubernatorial candidate a secret until he is indicted by a grand jury or makes his first court appearance on May 3.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
Man convicted of brutally murdering West Gardiner teen dies in prison
Michael Boucher, 71, died Sunday morning at the Maine State Prison in Warren, according to the Maine Department of Corrections
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PublishedMarch 23, 2022
State police execute search warrants at 2 properties owned by former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler
The searches took place Wednesday morning at homes in Portland and Brooklin following a 2-month investigation, but state police would not say who was being investigated or why.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2022
Rep. Pingree meets with Romanian leader on Ukrainian humanitarian crisis
The U.N. estimates that Romania has taken in about 543,000 of the nearly 4 million refugees who have fled the Russian invasion.
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