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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PublishedFebruary 5, 2020
Biddeford food processing plant to lay off 93 workers
Growers Express says it will lay off the employees by March 24, but won’t say whether it plans to keep the plant open.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2020
L.L.Bean cuts 200 jobs, plans to close Lewiston call center in 2021
L.L.Bean has been in the historic Peck Building on Main Street since 1988.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
Man who served 25 years for kidnap and rape is arrested in Maine
Police arrested Henry Brackett, 58, of Old Town, on the Maine Turnpike on charges that he violated terms of his parole.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
Washington County man charged in shooting rampage that leaves 3 dead
Thomas Bonfanti of Northfield was arrested and charged with murder in the shootings in Machias and Jonesboro that also wounded a fourth person and put 2 schools in lockdown.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2020
Group opposing CMP corridor invites supporters to ‘celebration’ in Augusta
A Facebook post by Say No to NECEC to announce a news conference Monday hints that the group has collected enough signatures to force a referendum on the project in November.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2020
Events honoring fishermen who died to be held in Kennebunkport, Boothbay Harbor
The event for Arnold ‘Joe’ Nickerson IV is scheduled Saturday at the American Legion Hall in Kennebunkport. A celebration of life for Chris Pinkham is planned Feb. 9 at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2020
Portland woman wins more than $10,000 on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Giovanna Bechard, a former reporter for WGME-TV, competed on Monday night’s show but fell short of making it to the final bonus round.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2020
Corporal gets nearly 6 years for causing death of fellow Marine from Maine
Spencer Daily of Ohio was court-martialed this month and sentenced to 69 months for involuntary manslaughter and another offense in the death last year of Standish native Tyler Wallingford.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Pedestrian struck by vehicle and killed in Orrington
The accident happened Thursday night on Route 15.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Izzy’s Cheesecake in Portland closes its doors after 35 years
The Portland bakery announced Wednesday that it would close immediately.
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