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
March 9, 2022

Maine losing chief of its insurance bureau

Eric Cioppa, who has served the state in a variety of roles for more than three decades, will retire April 1 as Superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance
Published
March 8, 2022

Bipartisan bill aimed at helping Maine lobstermen pending in Congress

The bill would create a grant program to help fishermen buy the gear they need to comply with federal North Atlantic right whale regulations.
Published
March 6, 2022

Two men killed in head-on collision in Oxford County

The crash took place around 2 a.m. on Route 2 in the town of Hanover, the sheriff’s office says.
Published
March 3, 2022

Federal CDC lifts its masking recommendation for all of Maine

The federal agency is, however, still advising that people who are immunocompromised or at high risk for severe illness wear a mask indoors.
Published
February 27, 2022

Mainers gather in Portland to pray for peace in Ukraine

About 40 people attended a vigil Sunday afternoon at St. Luke’s Cathedral, while others watched via livestream video.
Published
February 24, 2022

Snowstorm to bury parts of Maine, including Greater Portland, on Friday

The National Weather Service is predicting that 8 to 12 inches will fall in southern and western areas.
Published
February 24, 2022

Maine’s congressional delegation denounces Putin for invasion of Ukraine

Members describe the Russian president as a ‘ruthless autocrat,’ ‘liar’ and ‘dictator,’ among other things.
Published
February 23, 2022

Record warmth one day, and a snowstorm likely two days hence

Portland set a record high of 66 degrees Wednesday, but temperatures are expected to reach only the 20s Thursday, and a storm is expected to dump as much as 12 inches of snow on southern areas Friday.
Published
February 23, 2022

Second case of avian flu detected in backyard birds in Knox County

The first case was confirmed on Sunday and the second on Wednesday; the USDA conducted tests and found the presence of the H5N1 strain in both flocks of birds.
Published
February 20, 2022

Mainers among them, ‘Ghost Army’ tricked Nazis to give Allies an edge

The Congressional Gold Medal will be awarded posthumously to Donald C. Mead, father of a Maine judge, and others who served in a little-known mission to deceive the German army.