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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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
Two vehicles collide in Jonesboro, killing a passenger
Diana O’Neil, 68, of Machias, died in the crash Tuesday afternoon.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
Body of missing kayaker recovered off Campobello Island
The kayaker has been identified as Martin Spahn of Augusta, who was reported missing Sunday.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
Amtrak Downeaster ridership rebounds from pandemic slowdown
The 2023 total surpassed 500,000 passengers for the first time since 2019, indicating that the Boston-to-Brunswick service has mostly recovered from pandemic-related disruptions.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
Gouldsboro man killed in UTV crash
The Maine Warden Service is investigating the crash of a utility terrain vehicle in Washington County
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
National Weather Service warns of possible flash flooding in Maine starting Monday
Multiple rounds of storms packing heavy rain could trigger flash flooding Monday night into Tuesday.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Game wardens find Virginia man who became lost in woods
Donald Cook, 64, told wardens he became disoriented while looking for moose tracks behind a vacation house in the Aroostock County town of New Sweden.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2023
Teenager killed in Baileyville car crash
The 15-year-old victim was a passenger in a vehicle with 5 other juveniles. Police say speed and alcohol may have been factors.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2023
Maine State Police investigating death of 13-year-old Waldoboro teen
The boy died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in front of 2 witnesses on Thursday, police say.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2023
David Geary, ‘Godfather of Maine craft beer,’ dies at 78
The pioneering brewer and his wife, Karen, launched D.L. Geary Brewing in Portland, giving New England its first craft brewery with Geary’s Pale Ale setting the standard for English-style ales.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2023
Search for missing lobsterman turns up empty again Tuesday
Tylar Michaud, 18, has not been seen since Friday, when his boat was found empty that night.
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