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
June 2, 2016

Parking lot company easing policy on booting vehicles in Portland

Unified Parking Partners says vehicles that overstay their paid time will be issued ‘tickets’ the first three times and will be booted after that.
Published
May 31, 2016

Spanish ship El Galeon opens for public tours on Portland waterfront

One of the most talked-about vessels from last summer’s tall ships parade, the merchant ship reproduction is open for tours daily through June 12.
Published
May 25, 2016

Old Orchard Beach Pier in line for national honor

The landmark’s owner says voting in USA Today’s Best Boardwalk contest indicates the pier will finish in the top 10.
Published
May 24, 2016

Maine police investigate thefts, find teens handcuffed together

The handcuffs were among the items stolen in dozens of car break-ins in Lisbon Falls one night this month.
Published
May 23, 2016

Crash in York shopping center’s parking lot sends driver to hospital

Police are trying to determine why Vaughn Kailian hit a parked car and overturned his SUV at the Meadow Brook Plaza.
Published
May 23, 2016

Brunswick school to re-enact final Pickett’s Charge

Students dressed in Civil War-era clothing also will stage a wartime encampment and other events.
Published
May 22, 2016

Ex-Army Ranger surrenders after tense standoff in Shapleigh

The 26-year-old man, described as ‘out of control,’ had been randomly firing his AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifle, the York County sheriff says.
Published
May 22, 2016

SMCC awards record number of degrees

The South Portland college observes its 69th commencement Sunday.
Published
May 22, 2016

Investigators expect to determine cause of fatal Oxford apartment fire Monday

Meanwhile, the American Red Cross of Maine continues to work with the dozens of residents displaced by the smoky blaze.
Published
May 19, 2016

Police release video in search for man who went on rampage at Portland restaurant

Detectives are seeking the man who threw furniture off a patio onto the sidewalk at Elevation Burger after being told it was too late to order food.

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