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 18, 2023
Portland police take Kennedy Park shooting suspect into custody
Officers and members of the Special Reaction Team executed a search warrant that led to the apprehension of a male youth Wednesday afternoon.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
Section of Westbrook’s popular River Walk trail closed for repairs
Westbrook Mayor Michael Foley said the boardwalk sections of the River Walk will be closed to the public, effective immediately.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2023
Crew member injured when explosion ignites fire on cruise ship in Portland
Passengers and crew were evacuated shortly after the ship docked Wednesday morning at the Ocean Gateway Pier. It had been scheduled to spend the night in Portland before leaving Thursday.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2023
Baristas at Coffee by Design plan to form a union
Tuesday’s announcement would affect staff at the Maine-based company’s three coffeehouses in Portland.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
County law enforcement officer killed, Gorham man injured in Aroostook County UTV crash
Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce said that Jason Wilmot, 40, of Portland, the UTV’s driver, worked as a lieutenant in the corrections division.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Hundreds attend solidarity vigil for Israel in Portland
At the same time as the event supporting Israel, a ‘Free Palestine’ rally in Monument Square drew about 60 demonstrators protesting the Israeli government’s military strikes on Gaza.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2023
South Portland superintendent tries to ease school safety fears
While Superintendent Tim Matheney lays out the steps that led to a Sept. 29 lockdown at the high school, the school board urges him to work on improving communications between administrators, police, staff and parents.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2023
Maine’s congressional delegation condemns attack on Israel
Maine’s representatives to Congress called Hamas an Iranian-backed terrorist group that has no interest in peace, and emphasized the importance of the U.S. standing by its closest ally in the Middle East.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Authorities launch search for missing central Maine woman
Virginia Bourgoin, 79, of Vassalboro, left her home Thursday to drive to an afternoon appointment in Waterville, but has not been seen since, according to the The Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Opponents of Pine Tree Power far outraise supporters of Question 3
Maine Affordable Energy, which opposes a publicly-owned power company in Maine, pulled in $3 million in the latest quarter, while Our Power raised $213,000 in the period that ended Oct. 5.
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