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 20, 2021
State House to reopen to public Monday for first time in over a year
The opening was approved Thursday by a 6-2 vote of the Legislative Council.
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PublishedMay 19, 2021
Dry conditions, human error fueling spate of wildfires across Maine
The Maine Forest Service had responded to 379 wildfires by Wednesday that had burned 257 acres so far this year.
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PublishedMay 13, 2021
Portland property owners will have to wait an extra 4 weeks for new revaluation notices
The city says it took longer than expected to finalize new commercial property values because of the pandemic, so notices won’t be mailed until June 28.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Saint Joseph’s College will require all students and staff to be fully vaccinated for fall semester
The college, based in Standish, joins a growing number of colleges requiring staff members and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Maine colleges, students to get more than $105 million in federal pandemic relief
At least half of the American Rescue Plan funding will be distributed to students as emergency financial aid.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Maine panel endorses bill that would prohibit firing workers without cause
The measure would end ‘at-will’ employment in Maine, which allows employers to terminate workers for any reason that doesn’t violate anti-discrimination laws.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Multiple crews fight wildfire in Oxford County town of Brownfield
Several fire departments, the Maine Forest Service and a helicopter have been called to battle a wildfire that broke out on Frost Mountain.
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PublishedMay 6, 2021
Catalytic converters stolen from a variety of vehicles in Portland, police say
Authorities in Sanford issued a similar warning this week about such thefts, which are an increasing trend regionally and nationally.
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PublishedMay 5, 2021
Augusta woman wins big on ‘Jeopardy!’
Jamie Carter Logan won more than $32,000 on the popular TV quiz show Wednesday evening.
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PublishedApril 29, 2021
Yarmouth families warned about suspicious driver
A stranger approached a child this week on McCartney Street and offered a ride, according to police.
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