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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PublishedJanuary 10, 2024
Avesta Housing gets $200,000 donation from Gorham Savings
The money will be used to help address Maine’s affordable housing crisis.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2024
Another powerful storm arrives in Maine, bringing ‘multiple hazards’
This storm will bring a mixed bag of weather tricks to Maine including hurricane-force winds, heavy rain, winds gusting to 60 mph and a rapid melting of snow.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2024
One person killed in 2-vehicle crash in Portland
The collision forced the closure of Forest Avenue between Riverside Industrial Parkway and Riverside Street.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2024
Another powerful storm to blast Maine on Tuesday night
Unlike Sunday’s snowstorm, heavy rain and high winds are expected to cause flooding and power outages.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2024
Winter arrives in southern Maine at last, as storm drops 10 inches of snow or more across the region
Some areas in York and Cumberland counties recorded more than 15 inches of snow, while the extreme northern parts of the state got little or even none.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2024
Emergency crews from several towns battle Sebago house fire
The house at 57 Kimball Corner Road was a total loss but a man and woman escaped the blaze that started when a generator outside the home caught fire.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2024
Westbrook man charged with arson
Authorities were notified by a 10-year-old boy.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2024
Portland City Council approves resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza
A copy will now be sent to President Biden and members of Maine’s congressional delegation urging them to immediately ‘use their position and influence to end violence.’
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2024
Crews respond to structure fire in Westbrook
The cause of the fire at a multi-unit apartment building on Route 302 remains under investigation.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
Two men rescued from bog in Steep Falls wildlife area in Standish
The men were severely hypothermic and couldn’t walk after getting lost while hiking Saturday and spending the night out in the woods, forcing rescuers to carry them out on litters.
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