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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PublishedMarch 21, 2010
Inexperience may have contributed to motorcycle accident in Casco
A head-on collision between a motorcycle and a car late Saturday night left the motorcyclist with serious injuries, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department said.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2010
Casco man leads police on high speed pursuit
A suspect who led county police on a high-speed pursuit through three communities early Sunday morning was apprehended after his Ford pickup truck ran out of gas.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2010
York Beach fire brought under control
YORK — Firefighters prevented a fire from spreading to nearby homes in a tightly developed beachfront community this afternoon, rapidly extinguishing the blaze that erupted in an apartment building on York Beach. Fire Chief Dave Bridges said strong winds were driving flames from the second story fire at 151 Long Beach Ave. toward a nearby […]
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PublishedMarch 8, 2010
Schools advance in drama fest
Several southern Maine high schools won one-act play regional championships this weekend in the Maine Drama Festival. Regional competitions took place over the weekend at nine locations across the state, according to Rick Ash, the drama festival’s coordinator. Class A winners advancing to the state finals in Camden on March 19 and 20 include Cape […]
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PublishedMarch 8, 2010
Harpswell voters will decide whether to keep school open
A pending lawsuit says costs of keeping the elementary school open have been inflated.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2010
Hannaford pharmacy in Sanford robbed
SANFORD — Sanford police are investigating an armed robbery that took place tonight at the Hannaford pharmacy on Main Street. Though not a lot of details were available, police said a white male in his 20s entered the store around 5:30 p.m. and demanded that the employee hand over drugs, including oxycontin. Authorities said the […]
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PublishedMarch 7, 2010
Westbrook Rite Aid robbed
WESTBROOK — Westbrook police are investigating a robbery that took place early this morning at a Rite Aid pharmacy on Main Street. Capt. Tom Roth said a white male in his 20s entered the pharmacy around 9 a.m. and presented a note to an employee stating that he had gun – though no gun was […]
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PublishedMarch 5, 2010
Police investigate armed robbery
SOUTH PORTLAND – Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Thursday night at 58 Broadway. South Portland police Sgt. Steve Webster said three white men in their late teens or early 20s entered the home around 7:30 p.m. One was armed with a shotgun. All three wore bandanas across their faces. Five people were […]
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PublishedMarch 5, 2010
Democrats vying for governor talk issues
Five candidates gather in South Portland to discuss the economy, health care costs and other topics.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2010
Real estate section changes ahead for newspaper
The newspaper unveils a new section at the kickoff for Maine Restaurant Week.
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