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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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
Suspicious package forces Windham businesses, residents to shelter in place
After about an hour, explosive experts from the Maine State Police and Portland Police Department determined that the package found near 656 Roosevelt Trail was not a threat.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
Pilot walks away from plane crash in Limington
Bradley Marston, 62, of Windham, was walking around after the crash and told a state trooper who responded to the scene that his engine had failed after takeoff.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
Woman rescued after driving stolen vehicle off Portland’s East End boat launch
A good Samaritan on a nearby lobster boat donned diving gear to help rescue the driver after the car ended up in Casco Bay.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2023
Novel based on Maine’s Malaga Island comes up short at National Book Award ceremony
Justin Torres’ novel ‘Blackouts’ beats out Paul Harding’s ‘This Other Eden’ and 3 other novels for the top fiction prize.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2023
Teen victim of Lewiston mass shooting released from Boston hospital
Gavin Robitaille, a 16-year-old Edward Little High School sophomore, has been discharged from Mass General for Children.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
Four injured in fire at Sanford housing complex
The fire broke Tuesday morning at East Side Acres, a public housing complex operated by the Sanford Housing Authority.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
Service worker at Falmouth restaurant diagnosed with hepatitis
Anyone who ate at the Dockside Grill between Oct. 23-25 or Nov. 6-8 may have been exposed.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
Victim identified in Monday house fire on Long Island
Thomas Johnson, who owned the two-story house on Long Island, died in the fire, according to fire officials.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2023
Portland’s Christmas tree set to arrive downtown Wednesday
The 50-foot-tall blue spruce will be trucked into Monument Square from its home in South Portland.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2023
One person missing after Long Island fire destroys home
The fire and a plume of black smoke could be seen from the mainland Monday afternoon.
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