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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PublishedAugust 19, 2013
Portland police investigate report of an armed man on Eastern Prom
By the time officers arrive, the man, who was reported to be holding a rifle, had left.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2013
Body removed from home in Lebanon
State police say there is nothing suspicious about the man’s death.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2013
Maine bicyclist nearly loses leg in freak accident
A nurse who happens to be in the area more than likely saves the bicyclist’s life.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2013
Fire in Falmouth commercial building quickly extinguished
Falmouth’s fire chief credits the building’s sprinkler system with preventing more widespread damage.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2013
Navy abandons plan to fix nuclear sub burned in Maine
The repairs were expected to cost $450 million, after a man set fire to the sub at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 2012.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2013
Maine island named one of world’s best
Travel & Leisure magazine ranks Mount Desert Island as the 25th best island destination on Earth.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2013
Rare Maine lighthouse lens to be a sight for more eyes
The Maine Maritime Museum in Bath will display the Fresnel lens valued at $2.5 million.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2013
After criticisms, Maine DEP to have hearing on new smog rules
A date has not been determined, but the public will be allowed to speak about rule changes that could weaken air-quality rules.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2013
Roof partially collapses on retail store in North Windham
A thunderstorm with heavy rain had just passed through the Route 302 area when a pipe broke.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2013
George H.W. Bush shaves head for sick child
The boy, known as Patrick, has leukemia. He’s the son of a Secret Service agent close to the Bush family.
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