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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PublishedJune 15, 2015
Maine lawmakers override 7 LePage vetoes
Meanwhile, the governor vetoes six more bills sponsored by Democrats.
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PublishedJune 14, 2015
Maine man, passenger seriously injured in New Hampshire plane crash
The plane’s owner, Ronald L. Gagnon of Biddeford, is listed in fair condition at a Portsmouth hospital.
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PublishedJune 11, 2015
Two brothers arrested in pot bust in Porter
Police say they found evidence of a large marijuana growing operation at the Bridge Street Laundromat and seized 109 plants and 11 pounds of processed pot.
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PublishedJune 11, 2015
Windham driver ends up stuck on construction trailer
Police say Roger Hanson drove his SUV onto a trailer that was parked on Nash Road.
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PublishedJune 11, 2015
Fire in Portland apartment building forces closure of Ocean Avenue
Firefighters extinguish a fire in the building at 224 Ocean Ave., closing the road for about 30 minutes.
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PublishedJune 10, 2015
Two men hurt in crash on Tukey’s Bridge that snarls rush-hour traffic Wednesday
Police say the crash happened on Interstate 295 northbound because a driver was going too fast and following the vehicle in front of him too closely.
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PublishedJune 9, 2015
Two-way traffic urged for Portland’s State and High streets
The City Council will have the final word on an advisory committee’s push to end decades of one-way traffic.
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PublishedJune 9, 2015
Fire at South Portland nursing home put out quickly
No injuries are reported in the fire at the South Portland Nursing Home.
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PublishedJune 9, 2015
Large rock falls off truck, kills midcoast driver
Police are trying to locate the truck driver, who is probably unaware of the accident that killed a Camden man Tuesday.
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PublishedJune 8, 2015
Cumberland County corrections officers fume over move to remove ‘smoke shack’
The county proposes the change in the officers’ next contract to comply with its new smoke-free workplace policy.
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