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
October 26, 2023

Church leaders hold prayer vigil for Mainers affected by Lewiston shooting

Almost 500 people signed up for Thursday night’s Zoom vigil for the 18 people killed and 13 injured in Wednesday’s violence.
Published
October 24, 2023

Maine to receive $38 million in low-income heating aid

Maine’s congressional delegation announced the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program award Tuesday.
Published
October 23, 2023

State hears opposition to mining proposal in Katahdin region

More than 50 people spoke at a Land Use Planning Commission hearing and nearly all were opposed to Wolfden Mtn. Chase’s application to rezone 374 acres in the Katahdin region to allow for a large-scale metallic mining operation.
Published
October 19, 2023

Cruise ship damaged by explosion and fire cancels voyage

American Queen Voyages says the Ocean Navigator won’t be making the 10-day trip from Portland to Saint John, New Brunswick.
Published
October 18, 2023

Crew member injured when explosion ignites fire on cruise ship in Portland

Passengers and crew were evacuated shortly after the ship docked Wednesday morning at the Ocean Gateway Pier. It had been scheduled to spend the night in Portland before leaving Thursday.
Published
October 17, 2023

Baristas at Coffee by Design plan to form a union

Tuesday’s announcement would affect staff at the Maine-based company’s three coffeehouses in Portland.
Published
October 16, 2023

County law enforcement officer killed, Gorham man injured in Aroostook County UTV crash

Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said that Jason Wilmot, 40, of Portland, the UTV’s driver, worked as a lieutenant in the corrections division.
Published
October 11, 2023

Hundreds attend solidarity vigil for Israel in Portland

At the same time as the event supporting Israel, a ‘Free Palestine’ rally in Monument Square drew about 60 demonstrators protesting the Israeli government’s military strikes on Gaza.
Published
October 9, 2023

Maine’s congressional delegation condemns attack on Israel

Maine’s representatives to Congress called Hamas an Iranian-backed terrorist group that has no interest in peace, and emphasized the importance of the U.S. standing by its closest ally in the Middle East.
Published
October 5, 2023

Opponents of Pine Tree Power far outraise supporters of Question 3

Maine Affordable Energy, which opposes a publicly-owned power company in Maine, pulled in $3 million in the latest quarter, while Our Power raised $213,000 in the period that ended Oct. 5.