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 14, 2021
Dry conditions persist with Maine on pace for record fire season
A mild winter followed by a dry spring has contributed to brush fires across the state over the last week, but it’s too soon to say if dry conditions will prevail into summer.
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PublishedApril 14, 2021
Windham standoff ends peacefully, police say
Brandon Croy, 33, of Windham is facing several criminal charges following the standoff on Forest Avenue, which lasted nearly 6 hours Wednesday.
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PublishedApril 11, 2021
State launches ferry built in East Boothbay shipyard
The new vessel, named after Capt. Richard G. Spear, a Maine Maritime Academy graduate, will transport passengers and motor vehicles between Rockland and Vinalhaven for the Maine State Ferry Service.
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PublishedApril 11, 2021
Firefighters rescue four people from burning building in Westbrook
Two of the occupants were transported to an area hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.
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PublishedApril 6, 2021
State police and Oxford County Sheriff’s Office looking for missing teenager
Mackenzie Zitoli, 16, of Roxbury, Maine, was last seen at the Irving Circle K in Bethel on Monday night.
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PublishedApril 1, 2021
Missing Kennebunk boy is found safe
Kennebunk police said that Shawn Liguori, 16, found safe Thursday after not being seen since Tuesday morning.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Kennebunk police asking for help locating missing boy, 16
Shawn Liguori has not been seen since he left his parents’ house in a black Ford Escape early Tuesday morning.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Hollis man faces numerous charges after driving at high speed through Westbrook
Police say Christopher Levesque, 27, endangered other drivers and forced several schools to go into lockout mode after he abandoned his car and tried to run away.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2021
Hundreds gather in Portland to condemn violence against Asian Americans
The vigil at Portland’s Payson Park comes amid a dramatic rise in anti-Asian violence across the nation.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
‘Jeopardy!’ champion from Maine goes down to defeat
Susan McMillan of Portland lost when she incorrectly answered the Final Jeopardy question on Monday night’s episode of the popular TV quiz show.
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