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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PublishedOctober 19, 2014
Hillary Clinton coming to Maine on Friday to stump for Michaud
The former first lady and secretary of state will appear at a campaign rally at Scarborough High School.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2014
Popular West End parade back on calendar for Halloween
The parade that draws children and onlookers to the Portland neighborhood each October has been saved.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2014
South Portland school board takes stand against pot
A resolution focuses on the health risks that marijuana use poses to youths.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2014
Nightmare where graves supposedly relocated: Eight sets of remains found in Cornish
Officials suspect a contractor moved headstones but not the bodies when a cemetery site was cleared for a town hall in the 1920s.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2014
Authorities find man climbing on Piscataqua River Bridge
Responding to a report that someone had jumped, police and the Coast Guard searched the river that separates Maine and New Hampshire before finding and detaining the man.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2014
Train gate malfunction gums up traffic for an hour at Woodfords Corner
Traffic was moving again by 6:30 p.m.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2014
Small fire extinguished in warehouse on Portland’s waterfront
The fire on Maine Wharf behind the Dry Dock Restaurant and Tavern was spotted by a boater.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2014
Peru man charged with murder in death of mother-in-law
Paul Orchard, 33, is accused of killing Paula Nuttall, 57, in Peru.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2014
Hayrides not subject to oversight, regulation
Officials say they are not aware of any requirements to have safety inspections on the popular attractions.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2014
State trooper shoots, kills Aroostook County man
An armed confrontation took place outside the man’s home in Ludlow, state police say.
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