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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PublishedMay 7, 2014
One Maine motorcyclist seriously injured when two crash
Witnesses said the bikes were going fast on Route 123 in Brunswick when the accident occurred Wednesday.
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PublishedMay 7, 2014
Coast Guard aids disabled fishing boat off Cape Elizabeth
A cutter is dispatched to tow the disabled 55-foot boat, based in Massachusetts, to Portland.
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PublishedMay 7, 2014
Maine Teacher of Year field down to 16 educators
One of these county winners will be chosen this fall as the state’s 2015 award winner.
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PublishedMay 6, 2014
Woman hospitalized after head-on collision in Newfield
The driver who crossed the center line said he bent down to pick up his cell phone moments before the crash.
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PublishedMay 5, 2014
Firefighter released by doctors after Kennebunk explosion
An mix of chemicals may have caused the explosion inside the Kennebunk sewage treatment plant.
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PublishedMay 5, 2014
Feature obituary: Camilla Dearborn and her devoted daughter, Dolores, die just 3 days apart
The unexpected deaths of the Portland mother and daughter leave family members heartbroken but feeling that a higher power had a hand in the timing of their losses.
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PublishedMay 4, 2014
Fallen tree branch in Orono traps mother and 2-year-old daughter in vehicle
Three people are sent to the hospital with injuries that are not life threatening.
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PublishedMay 4, 2014
Man rescued from Saco River after canoe capsized
A 50-year-old man was paddling on the Saco River around 3 p.m. when a hailstorm suddenly came up and tipped his canoe over, police said.
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PublishedMay 2, 2014
‘Open road’ a top option for York Toll Plaza
A consultant suggests installing a $36 million plaza that’s not all-electronic, and an intense debate is likely to follow.
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PublishedMay 1, 2014
Maine’s senators won’t back down on minimum wage bill
Despite a Republican filibuster blocking the latest effort, Susan Collins and Angus King are determined to find a compromise.
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