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
February 25, 2016

Freeport police and fire chiefs announce they are retiring

Jerry Schofield has been police chief since 1988 and Fire Chief Darrel Fournier has held his post for more than 20 years.
Published
February 24, 2016

Millinocket man charged with manslaughter in baby’s death

Jessee Mackin is arrested in connection with the death of 6-month-old Larry Lord Jr., who was unresponsive when he arrived at the hospital on May 7 of last year.
Published
February 24, 2016

Several Portland businesses support reactivating noise panel

The recommendation is among several being weighed by a committee studying ways to resolve disputes over late-night noise downtown.
Published
February 24, 2016

York Hospital reports data breach affecting its employees

The FBI is called in after cyber criminals gain access to the personal information of hundreds of employees, including Social Security numbers.
Published
February 23, 2016

Classes in Cumberland, North Yarmouth to start later next year

The school board pushes back start times based on recommendations for students’ health, joining a national movement.
Published
February 22, 2016

Collins breaks ranks with Republican leaders over Supreme Court nominee

Maine’s senior senator tells CNN the Senate should follow ‘regular order’ and consider any nomination from President Obama.
Published
February 22, 2016

Two men wounded when handgun accidentally fires in Brunswick

They were attending a party when the Sig Sauer 9mm pistol they were handling went off, police say.
Published
February 17, 2016

Boy found dead after gunshot prompts police to close road, evacuate homes in Falmouth

The police chief says the county’s tactical team was called in after officers heard a shot at a home on Inverness Road.
Published
February 16, 2016

Gov. LePage heckled at town hall meeting in Freeport

Several people walk out after sparring with the governor over welfare benefits for asylum-seekers, an immigrant group he describes as ‘the biggest problem in our state.’
Published
February 11, 2016

Maine’s delegation displeased by response to concerns about North Woods national monument

Sens. Collins and King, and Rep. Poliquin say the reply from the National Park Service ignores ‘the voice of those who call the Katahdin region their home.’

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