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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PublishedJuly 15, 2015
Former President George H.W. Bush in fair condition after fall
His spokesman says Bush broke a bone in his neck in an accident at his Kennebunkport home, but the ‘injury is not life-threatening.’
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PublishedJuly 15, 2015
Gorham chooses Kennebunk officer as its new police chief
Daniel Jones, who’s now deputy chief in Kennebunk, will replace Ron Shepard, who retired in November.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2015
McAuley students, colleagues mourn loss of slain teacher
Eric Jorgensen, a social studies teacher at the school who was killed by his father, is remembered for his love of teaching his students.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2015
Natural gas leak forces shutdown of Route 1 in Falmouth
The leak, caused by an electrical contractor digging into the roadway, prompted authorities to evacuate several businesses and a condominium complex.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2015
Vehicle that hit utility pole in Gorham is found unoccupied
The crash Tuesday night knocked out power to nearly 1,400 customers in Gorham, Scarborough and Westbrook.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2015
Crash ties up traffic for four hours on Maine Turnpike in South Portland
Both southbound lanes were closed after an SUV collided with a tractor-trailer hauling wood chips, state police say.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2015
Coast Guard swimmer saves couple from waters off Southwest Harbor
Petty Officer Calvin Legge dived into the water after the elderly couple ran aground and then overturned the skiff they were rowing toward a Coast Guard boat.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2015
Peaks Island woman sentenced to 3 years in heroin trafficking conspiracy
Ashley Gross had pleaded guilty to participating in a ring that took phone orders from customers in Maine to whom they would deliver the drugs.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2015
Wildfire burns 4 acres of forestland in Topsham
The blaze was one of three wildfires reported Monday in Maine, the forest service says.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2015
George Mitchell’s son, 17, accidentally starts wildfire on Mount Desert Island
Mount Desert’s fire chief says the teen was playing with a lighter when he sparked a blaze that burned about an acre of woods and fields on the former U.S. senator’s property.
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