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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PublishedDecember 26, 2017
Seven vehicles damaged in pileup on I-295 in Freeport
No one was seriously injured, but southbound traffic was snarled for 90 minutes, Maine State Police say.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2017
Standoff in Westbrook ends when domestic assault suspect surrenders
Brandon Conley surrenders at the police station 4 hours after police evacuated an apartment building and several surrounding homes on Lamb Street.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2017
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens sues Boothbay
The nonprofit says its due process rights were violated when the town appeals board revoked a permit for a major expansion.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2017
Batch of storms likely to dampen holiday weekend travel, shopping
Today’s snowstorm is expected to be followed by freezing rain Saturday and possibly more snow Monday.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2017
Marchers remember the 40 homeless people who died in Portland area in 2017
About 150 people attended the 23rd Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil in downtown Portland, holding candles and reading the names of the deceased aloud.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2017
Warden service plane breaks through ice on Eagle Lake and sinks
Pilot Jeff Spencer is uninjured in the accident, which happened after test holes had been drilled that indicated the ice could support the plane’s weight.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2017
New Secret Santa spreads cheer, $100 bills, at Standish food pantry
Secret Santa Maine, and Mrs. Claus, are taking over for Secret Santa Portland, who retired this year.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2017
Fatal blaze in Lebanon was arson, police say
A man’s body was found Wednesday inside the 2-story home.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2017
Two charged with selling heroin, crack from Biddeford apartment
Along with drugs valued at $6,000, officers seized cutting agents and grinders used to mix the drugs.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2017
Biddeford man charged with ‘savagely’ assaulting woman in Sabattus
Jeremy Norris allegedly punched her in the side of the head and stabbed her twice in the neck and shoulder.
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