Dennis Hoey

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
January 24, 2021

Former Westbrook legislator elected to lead Maine Democratic Party

Drew Gattine will serve as chairman of the Democratic State Committee and Bev Uhlenhake, Brewer’s former mayor, will co-chair the party’s governing body.
Published
January 21, 2021

Yarmouth commits to studying removal of Royal River dams

Councilors voted 7-0 to commit town funds to a study that could lead to removal of the dams at East Elm Street and Bridge Street with the goal of improving habitat for migratory fish.
Published
January 19, 2021

Alfred Fire and Rescue Department coping with COVID-19 outbreak

Seven members of the 45-member department have been diagnosed with COVID-19 while 10 others have been identified as close contacts.
Published
January 19, 2021

Flu cases in Maine have decreased significantly as people take COVID precautions

The Maine CDC is reporting just 89 confirmed cases of the flu so far this season; last year there were 1,287 during the same period.
Published
January 19, 2021

Maine farmers, food suppliers have received millions in federal pandemic funding

A total of 609 farms, food processors and producers, and food banks and pantries whose operations have been disrupted by the pandemic have received about $18 million to cover unexpected expenses.
Published
January 17, 2021

Yarmouth detects ‘rapid rise’ of COVID-19 markers in wastewater

The number of coronavirus cases in the town has risen from seven to 21 in the last three weeks, according to a local task force.
Published
January 17, 2021

Electricity restored to most customers after Saturday’s storm

Southern Maine got drenched, while sections of western and northern Maine saw up to 13 inches of snow.
Published
January 14, 2021

Reiche School switches to remote learning starting Friday

An individual at the West End school has tested positive for COVID-19, and the school won’t restart in-person learning until Jan. 19.
Published
January 14, 2021

Maine supreme court upholds 40-year prison sentence in domestic violence murder

Anthony S. Leng shot and killed his longtime partner, Sokha Khuon, at their home in Portland in 2018.
Published
January 13, 2021

Maine National Guard sending troops to Washington

Gov. Janet Mills has authorized the deployment of as many as 200 men and women to the nation’s capital as the military prepares for potential violence in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

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