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
March 10, 2013

Fire damages home next to Harrison town office

The home’s owners and their three children were away when fire broke out in the kitchen.
Published
March 10, 2013

Man found under bridge committed suicide, police say

Topsham police say the man jumped off the Frank Wood Bridge.
Published
March 10, 2013

Brunswick welcomes new tenant to former Navy base

Molnlycke will manufacture medical devices and wound care products from a new facility at Brunswick Landing.
Published
March 10, 2013

Boy rescued from ice floe in Bath

The boy crawls to safety on a ladder after rescue personnel arrive in response to a passer-by’s call.
Published
March 7, 2013

Portland Flower Show cures winter blues with some green

Beautiful gardens, miniature waterfalls, classic cars and brightly colored peacocks are some of the highlights from this year’s ‘Timeless Gardens’ event.
Published
March 6, 2013

Portland Flower Show begins tonight

Tonight’s gala will feature an essay contest, Best In Show garden winners, food and live music.
Published
March 5, 2013

South Portland farmers market has no site for 2013

The City Council will weigh objections to last year’s seasonal location.
Published
March 5, 2013

Highway-speed tolls coming to Maine Turnpike

The high-speed E-ZPass lanes will open April 1 at the New Gloucester toll plaza but could expand.
Published
March 4, 2013

Feature Obituary: Peter Francis Walgreen, 65, retired teacher; loved ‘the simple life’

RAYMOND – He died doing something he loved — walking in the woods near the log home he built in Raymond. Peter Francis Walgreen, a longtime resident of Raymond and Portland school teacher, died unexpectedly on the morning of Feb. 23. He had gone on a short hike with his 8-year-old granddaughter when he collapsed. Mr. […]
Published
March 3, 2013

Lilley seeks payment from state

Daniel G. Lilley, the Portland-based attorney who is defending Mark Strong Sr. in the Kennebunk prostitution trial, wants the state to pay him for some of his services. Lilley’s office electronically filed a request Sunday with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court seeking $22,924 for counsel fees and associated costs. In his request to the high […]

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