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 14, 2014
Authorities find man climbing on Piscataqua River Bridge
Responding to a report that someone had jumped, police and the Coast Guard searched the river that separates Maine and New Hampshire before finding and detaining the man.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2014
Train gate malfunction gums up traffic for an hour at Woodfords Corner
Traffic was moving again by 6:30 p.m.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2014
Small fire extinguished in warehouse on Portland’s waterfront
The fire on Maine Wharf behind the Dry Dock Restaurant and Tavern was spotted by a boater.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2014
Peru man charged with murder in death of mother-in-law
Paul Orchard, 33, is accused of killing Paula Nuttall, 57, in Peru.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2014
Hayrides not subject to oversight, regulation
Officials say they are not aware of any requirements to have safety inspections on the popular attractions.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2014
State trooper shoots, kills Aroostook County man
An armed confrontation took place outside the man’s home in Ludlow, state police say.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2014
Berwick man struck by metal beam expected to survive
The man was pinned to a tractor and extraction equipment was needed to free him.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2014
Scarborough police report possible sighting of mountain lion
The woman photographed the animal in her backyard, and is now keeping her child indoors.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2014
Fire on Main Street in Lovell leaves couple homeless
No one was home when a passerby spotted flames and smoke coming from the single-family home.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2014
Waldoboro woman charged with large-scale cocaine distribution
Police say they seized 17 grams of cocaine at the home of Regina Bowman.
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