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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PublishedJune 3, 2015
Portland police dog tracks down man who fled after traffic stop
Police say Colby Emmons was found hiding in bushes in a backyard off White Birch Lane.
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PublishedJune 2, 2015
Biddeford councilor proposes suspending police chief over sex-abuse allegations
Councilor Roger Hurtubise’s motion at a council meeting is ruled out of order because Chief Roger Beaupre had not been given adequate notice.
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PublishedJune 2, 2015
Portland sets record for coldest high temperature
Tuesday’s high of 50 degrees breaks the record set in 2001 by 4 degrees.
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PublishedJune 2, 2015
Portland residents tell board they oppose consolidating elementary schools
Officials are given a petition signed by more than 560 residents who want the Hall Elementary School replaced but not merged with the Longfellow school.
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PublishedJune 2, 2015
Woman accused of stealing from Shapleigh PTA bottle donations
The Sanford woman is summoned after several people identify her from video surveillance posted on Facebook.
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PublishedJune 1, 2015
Buxton man who lives in home with day care faces child porn charge
Police say there’s no indication that Peter J. Blanchette had any involvement with children at his mother’s Country Corner Kids Daycare.
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PublishedJune 1, 2015
Truck carrying lumber crashes, blocking traffic on I-295 in Portland
A Maine State Police trooper says the truck crashed into the median after swerving to avoid another vehicle.
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PublishedMay 31, 2015
Real School director picked as Brunswick assistant superintendent
Pender Makin has directed the alternative school, now on Mackworth Island, since 2003.
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PublishedMay 31, 2015
Suspect in New Limerick attack found pinned under car
Maine State Police say the attack left three people injured and the suspect crashed the car as he was fleeing.
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PublishedMay 31, 2015
Wells police investigate three-vehicle crash
Two people were taken to the hospital after the incident on Branch Road, police said.
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