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
November 14, 2023

Service worker at Falmouth restaurant diagnosed with hepatitis

Anyone who ate at the Dockside Grill between Oct. 23-25 or Nov. 6-8 may have been exposed.
Published
November 14, 2023

Victim identified in Monday house fire on Long Island

Thomas Johnson, who owned the two-story house on Long Island, died in the fire, according to fire officials.
Published
November 13, 2023

One person missing after Long Island fire destroys home

The fire and a plume of black smoke could be seen from the mainland Monday afternoon.
Published
November 12, 2023

Woman killed in high-speed Scarborough crash on Saturday

Police said the identity of the woman who died won’t be released until an autopsy can be completed, which will likely happen Monday.
Published
November 11, 2023

Four injured in fire at Sanford housing complex

The fire broke Tuesday morning at East Side Acres, a public housing complex operated by the Sanford Housing Authority.
Published
November 9, 2023

Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson makes her pitch to Maine voters

The best-selling author turned politician makes a campaign stop in Portland in an effort to gather enough signatures to get on Maine’s primary ballot in March.
Published
November 9, 2023

Newly created White House office pressed into action in wake of Lewiston shootings

The Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which sent a team to Lewiston 4 days after the shootings, says it is designed to respond swiftly to help communities recover from mass shootings.
Published
November 1, 2023

Family members of teenager wounded by Lewiston shooter say he is recovering well

Edward Little High School sophomore Gavin Robitaille is undergoing treatment at MassGeneral Hospital for Children in Boston and as of Wednesday was listed in good condition.
Published
October 31, 2023

Passengers on airliner show love for Lewiston

The show of support occurs after people on the Southwest jet learn that a fellow passenger is a volunteer with the National Crisis Response Canines and is on his way to help first responders and victims of last Wednesday’s mass shooting.
Published
October 31, 2023

Sens. Collins and King remember Lewiston shooting victims in Senate floor speech

Maine’s senators tell their Senate colleagues that Lewiston, like the rest of Maine, is a small community whose fabric was torn apart by the senseless shooting that resulted in the deaths of 18 people.