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 2, 2015
Portland school board to name interim superintendent Tuesday
The person selected will lead the city’s school system until officials can find a permanent replacement for Emmanuel Caulk.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2015
Lewiston cuts aid to newest asylum seekers
The city joins Portland in ending General Assistance for immigrants who arrived after June 30.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2015
Major provider of elder care to end services in Maine; 1,000 clients affected
Two people who are familiar with the program for home-bound seniors and disabled people blame low MaineCare reimbursement rates.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2015
Sen. Susan Collins endorses Jeb Bush in his run for president
Maine’s Republican senator tells MPBN that she was approached by other candidates but chose Bush for his executive experience.
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PublishedJune 30, 2015
Portland to replace departing superintendent on interim basis
School officials plan to hire someone to serve for one year while they seek a permanent replacement for Emmanuel Caulk.
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PublishedJune 30, 2015
Maine fire marshal says Raymond man’s fatal fall into fire pit was accidental
Timothy W. Small died after suffering burns to 60 percent of his body early Saturday morning.
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PublishedJune 30, 2015
New presidential candidate Chris Christie plans campaign stop in Portland
The New Jersey governor plans to visit a day after announcing his run for the presidency in 2016.
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PublishedJune 30, 2015
Maine State Police say inmate at prison in Windham died of natural causes
Jeppie Phillips, 51, had been in the Maine Correctional Center for about seven weeks.
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PublishedJune 30, 2015
Kayakers rescued from island in Androscoggin River
Firefighters from Brunswick and Topsham respond to a call from the swiftly flowing river after a tandem kayak overturns.
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PublishedJune 30, 2015
Boys rescued from rip current off Old Orchard Beach
Lifeguards notice the three over their heads and unable to swim back to the shore at Ocean Park.
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