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 6, 2020

Graffiti defaces World War I memorial on Portland’s Eastern Prom

The graffiti damaged the Jacob Cousins Memorial on the Eastern Promenade.
Published
April 6, 2020

Wildfires rage across Maine on Monday

Whipped by high winds and dry conditions, brush fires break out in more than a dozen locations, including Biddeford, Casco, Limerick and Camden.
Published
April 6, 2020

Member of Maine State Police tests positive for coronavirus

The man worked at the Maine Turnpike weigh station in York.
Published
April 6, 2020

Portland closes parking lots adjacent to Back Cove Trail to reduce use

While the popular trail is not closed, 2 parking lots offering easy access will be shut down starting Tuesday morning.
Published
April 5, 2020

Over 1,000 small businesses in Maine qualify for payroll protection loans

Since the federal assistance program went live Friday, a total of 1,026 companies have been deemed eligible to receive nearly $292 million in payroll benefits, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
Published
April 5, 2020

Rockland DHHS office to be closed Monday after worker tests positive for coronavirus

The regional office of the Department of Health and Human Services will be throughly cleaned and sanitized and then reopen on Tuesday, a spokeswoman says.
Published
April 2, 2020

Old Orchard Beach issues emergency order that discourages visitors through April

The declaration covers short-term private rentals, lodging establishments and campgrounds, and even places restrictions on takeout restaurants downtown.
Published
April 1, 2020

Cape Elizabeth shuts down Fort Williams Park and Portland Head Light

Councilors, concerned about large gatherings at the oceanfront park and iconic lighthouse, will restrict access until at least May 1.
Published
April 1, 2020

BIW donates more than 3,000 protective masks to health workers in Maine

The N95 respirator masks were donated to MaineHealth, and will go to hospitals and facilities that the health system operates across the state.
Published
March 31, 2020

Answers to questions about the governor’s stay-at-home order

The order still allows people to take a walk, buy groceries or get medicine at their pharmacy, but limits the number of customers who can be in a store at one time.