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
April 14, 2021

Windham standoff ends peacefully, police say

Brandon Croy, 33, of Windham is facing several criminal charges following the standoff on Forest Avenue, which lasted nearly 6 hours Wednesday.
Published
April 14, 2021

Spring nor’easter likely to bring heavy, wet snow to inland areas

Some parts of Maine, especially higher elevations, could get 6 to 10 inches during Friday’s storm.
Published
April 12, 2021

Company plans to hold harness races at Cumberland Fairgrounds this year

First Track Investments LLC plans to schedule 56 days of racing at the Cumberland Fairgrounds starting in May.
Published
April 11, 2021

State launches ferry built in East Boothbay shipyard

The new vessel, named after Capt. Richard G. Spear, a Maine Maritime Academy graduate, will transport passengers and motor vehicles between Rockland and Vinalhaven for the Maine State Ferry Service.
Published
April 11, 2021

Firefighters rescue four people from burning building in Westbrook

Two of the occupants were transported to an area hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.
Published
April 6, 2021

State police and Oxford County Sheriff’s Office looking for missing teenager

Mackenzie Zitoli, 16, of Roxbury, Maine, was last seen at the Irving Circle K in Bethel on Monday night.
Published
April 5, 2021

Citing an increase in dangerous driving, state police say crackdown is coming

Maine State Police say they will start targeted enforcement to curtail speeding, distracted driving and infractions like expired inspection and registration stickers, which have been overlooked since the pandemic began last year.
Published
April 5, 2021

Spectrum internet outage hits thousands of customers in Maine and New Hampshire

The company said all Maine customers were affected until service was rerouted to reconnect them after about 2 hours.
Published
April 4, 2021

Several Old Port streets will be closed to traffic effective Monday

The goal is to help restaurants and retailers by giving them more outside space to operate in while complying with social distancing guidelines during the pandemic, the city says.
Published
April 4, 2021

Maine Warden Service rescues 2 sets of stranded hikers

Wardens said both parties – one on the Appalachian Trail and the other on Tumbledown Mountain – were unprepared for the snow, ice and cold weather they encountered.