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
May 5, 2020

Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta canceled

The festival joins several others in Maine forced to cancel because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
May 5, 2020

Search for missing fisherman suspended until Wednesday

Divers were unable to find Kenneth Ham’s body during a search of Estes Lake in Sanford on Tuesday.
Published
May 5, 2020

Large woods fire near railroad tracks closes road in New Gloucester

The fire took about 4 hours to control after high winds carried it across the Royal River, where it scorched about 10 acres of a nature preserve off Intervale Road.
Published
May 4, 2020

Warden service divers to search Tuesday for canoeist missing in Sanford

Kenneth Ham, 56, of Hollis is presumed to have drowned after his canoe flipped on Estes Lake.
Published
May 4, 2020

L.L. Bean’s store in Freeport remains closed, but you can now pick up orders there

The outdoor retailing giant announced Monday that it will begin offering curbside pickup of goods and apparel at its flagship store.
Published
May 4, 2020

Tractor-trailer truck carrying seed potatoes crashes in Fryeburg

The driver and a passenger were not injured, but police closed Bridgton Road for several hours.
Published
May 4, 2020

Smitty’s Cinema in Biddeford to close, citing pandemic

The family-owned chain says its theaters in Sanford, Windham, Topsham and Tilton, New Hampshire, will reopen as soon as they are allowed and can do so safely.
Published
May 3, 2020

Two of Maine’s biggest, most popular agricultural fairs still in limbo

The Fryeburg Fair and the Common Ground Country Fair say they are hopeful, but not certain, that their celebrations will be held this fall in light the threat posted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
May 3, 2020

Missing Gorham teenager has been located

Abrianna Alfiero, 14, of Gorham was reported missing on Friday, but police say she has contacted her mother and is safe.
Published
April 30, 2020

Maine restaurant group says industry will collapse if reopening restrictions aren’t relaxed

A group representing restaurant owners and workers sends a letter to Gov. Janet Mills seeking relief from her phased-in reopening plan and asking for input in making changes to it.