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 8, 2022
University of Southern Maine hands out more than 900 degrees during commencement
The graduation at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday marked the first in-person ceremony in three years.
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PublishedMay 8, 2022
Two people killed on railroad tracks in Biddeford
The individuals, who Amtrak said were trespassing, died Sunday morning in an incident involving a train on the tracks just off Main Street.
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PublishedApril 28, 2022
Driver injured when vehicle crashes into embankment in Raymond
The driver suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in the crash, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.
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PublishedApril 28, 2022
Gov. Mills tests positive for COVID-19
The governor, who has been vaccinated and boosted, said she will monitor her symptoms and isolate for at least five days.
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PublishedApril 26, 2022
Sen. Collins says she’d support reinstatement of Trump’s Twitter account
Collins’ comments come a day after Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who describes himself as a ‘free-speech absolutist,’ reached an agreement to purchase Twitter for $44 billion.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
Passamaquoddy tribal leaders, Maine’s top lawman discuss slaying
Tribal officials meet with Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck to coordinate an investigation into the slaying of Kim Neptune.
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PublishedApril 25, 2022
Legislature votes to approve rural public defender office
It will be the first public defenders unit created in Maine. The five attorneys will travel to areas where there are few lawyers available to defend indigent defendants.
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PublishedApril 24, 2022
I-295 bridge replacement project nears completion
The Maine Department of Transportation says the busy highway is on track to reopen at 11 a.m. Monday.
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PublishedApril 21, 2022
Gov. Mills signs bill to give Passamaquoddy Tribe access to cleaner drinking water
Mills had threatened to veto the initial version, citing concerns over jurisdictional issues that would have given the tribe more control over its drinking water source.
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PublishedApril 19, 2022
Windy spring storm knocks out power to thousands in Maine
The storm brought gusts of over 50 mph, which toppled trees and brought down power lines, leading to about 50,000 outages statewide Tuesday.
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