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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PublishedMarch 25, 2014
New Lewiston film festival to supplant canceled one
The Lewiston Auburn Film Festival unraveled when its director was arrested on child pornography charges.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2014
Freeport Flag Lady missing call to duty after heart surgery
Carmen Footer, one of three Maine women who faithfully honor soldiers and the victims of terror, won’t be in her regular spot Tuesday.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2014
Portland Harbor project nearly done, at cost of more than $9 million
After getting a 10-day deadline extension, the dredging company expects to be gone by the end of the week.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2014
USM Student Senate passes resolution against budget cut decisions
The 13 Student Senate members pass a vote of no-confidence in the university administration.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2014
Feature obituary: Dr. Lenore Fleming, 73, taught Harlem schoolkids and Maine homeless
She also worked in research for pharmaceutical giant Hoffman-La Roche.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2014
Portland police investigate string of nine weekend fires
Police say they have identified two persons of interest in the fires that were intentionally set.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2014
Lewiston Auburn magazine publisher charged with having child porn
Joshua Shea, a former Auburn city council and founder of an area film festival, was arrested at his home, where he lives with his wife and two children.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2014
Portland panel split over legalized pot’s effect on youth
The city’s law allows only adult recreational use, but still tells young people the drug is OK, critics say.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2014
Man with pregnant dog beats, robs Maine pet shop owner
The man asked for help with the dog, but when the owner picked up the phone to call a vet, the man ‘became enraged,’ the owner says.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2014
Reportedly suicidal woman shot by Rumford cop
Police said the woman, 25, was armed with a knife. A veteran officer is placed on leave.
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