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
March 23, 2020

Portland mayor calls on landlords to suspend evictions during crisis

Kate Snyder asks for flexibility that will help tenants remain in their homes for at least 90 days.
Published
March 23, 2020

State calls for an end to snowmobile season in Maine

The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has asked snowmobilers to not come to Maine, while the Maine Snowmobile Association says local clubs should stop grooming trails.
Published
March 22, 2020

Maine delegation pushes USDA chief to increase access to school lunch programs

‘With schools closed, COVID-19 is already placing a tremendous burden on families, school districts and hunger relief organizations,’ the lawmakers tell Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
Published
March 22, 2020

Maine extends expiring car registrations because of coronavirus

The Secretary of State’s Office says all motor vehicle and trailer registrations that expire during the current state of emergency will be extended indefinitely.
Published
March 22, 2020

Maine State Police investigate fatal shooting in Blue Hill

A man was shot and killed in a home on Ellsworth Road in the Hancock County town, a state police spokesman says.
Published
March 19, 2020

Police ask for public’s help in locating missing Cape Porpoise man

Craig Geifer, 43, was last seen on Monday but wasn’t reported missing until Wednesday.
Published
March 19, 2020

Millinocket shooting victim has died

Cameron Pelkey, 23, died Wednesday night while being treated at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.
Published
March 19, 2020

UMaine student charged with starting fire in dormitory

The off-campus student was charged with criminal mischief and reckless conduct.
Published
March 19, 2020

Casco Bay Lines to reduce ferry service because of coronavirus

The temporary reductions will affect Casco Bay island residents, who rely on the ferry service to transport them to and from the mainland.
Published
March 19, 2020

For now, Portland won’t ticket cars at expired meters

But cars parked in handicapped spaces or in front of a hydrant will still be ticketed, the city says.

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