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
May 14, 2018

Police seek public’s help in locating missing Saco man

In a Facebook post, they say Nathaniel Glavin, 38, is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs about 165 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes.
Published
May 14, 2018

Biddeford man gets 7 years in prison for robbing Arundel credit union

Glenn Brackett, 49, was caught shortly after a teller filled his bag with $4,460 and a GPS tracking device last August.
Published
May 14, 2018

Maine’s senators submit bill to delay tariff on newsprint

Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King want to delay a proposed import tax on Canadian newsprint so the Commerce Department can study the effects on U.S. newsprint manufacturers and the newspaper industry.
Published
May 13, 2018

Car slams into utility pole in Portland, catches fire

Both occupants of the vehicle escaped injury in the crash, which occurred Sunday evening on Ocean Avenue, police say.
Published
May 13, 2018

One person injured in muliti-car crash in New Gloucester

The accident occurred Sunday evening on Lewiston Road, police say.
Published
May 13, 2018

Forest rangers contain wildfires across Maine

They say they responded to fires Sunday in Passadumkeag, Howland, Albany Township, Dover-Foxcroft, Winthrop, Greene and Buckfield.
Published
May 10, 2018

Motorcyclist dies from injuries following weekend accident in Gray

Danny Chouinard, 56, of Norway was slowing down on Route 26 in Gray when he lost control, the bike slid and he was thrown off, police said.
Published
May 10, 2018

Fire heavily damages home in Damariscotta

No one was injured, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Published
May 9, 2018

Sen. Collins backs Haspel to lead CIA, while Sen. King will oppose

Collins cites the nominee’s service to the country ‘often, in some of the most dangerous places,’ while King has reservations about Haspel’s role in the agency’s detention and interrogation program.
Published
May 8, 2018

Maine’s congressional delegation splits along partisan lines on Trump’s Iran decision

While Sen. Collins and Rep. Poliquin, Republicans, say the agreement is flawed, independent Sen. King and Democratic Rep. Pingree criticize the president’s action, saying it hurts relations with U.S. allies.

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