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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PublishedApril 2, 2014
Sanford man charged with rape
Police also ask to hear from any other possible victims.
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PublishedApril 2, 2014
Bath police charge trio in three-week crime spree
They are accused of smashing car windows, stealing items, tagging property with graffiti and breaking into a vacant house.
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PublishedApril 1, 2014
Voters choose to close Cornish Elementary, keep open Baldwin Elementary
The district school board had recommended that both schools be closed in order to reduce education costs.
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PublishedApril 1, 2014
Freeport Flag Lady released from hospital
Carmen Footer, 72, is one of three women who have honored U.S. troops every Tuesday since September 2011, but has recently been sidelined by heart surgery.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2014
Portland park will close for two weeks of tree work
The city will close Pine Grove Park while a forest management team thins the wooded area.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2014
Kerosene spills near wetland in Old Orchard Beach
Firefighters contain most of the small spill using absorbent booms.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2014
National Weather Service issues flood watch for western and coastal Maine
Heavy rainfall and melting snow may cause the Androscoggin, Saco and Kennebec rivers to reach flood stage on Monday.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2014
Census shows only 4 Maine counties gained population
Cumberland County was the fastest-growing county in the state during the year from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2013.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2014
Portland arts center could grow out of city, artist, university collaboration
The proposal calls for reusing two city-owned buildings for a new creative arts and technology center.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2014
Windham police seek witnesses in fatal crash
They are trying to piece together what happened March 9 when a Portland man was killed in a head-on accident.
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