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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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Hundreds attend solidarity vigil for Israel in Portland
At the same time as the event supporting Israel, a ‘Free Palestine’ rally in Monument Square drew about 60 demonstrators protesting the Israeli government’s military strikes on Gaza.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2023
Maine’s congressional delegation condemns attack on Israel
Maine’s representatives to Congress called Hamas an Iranian-backed terrorist group that has no interest in peace, and emphasized the importance of the U.S. standing by its closest ally in the Middle East.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2023
Opponents of Pine Tree Power far outraise supporters of Question 3
Maine Affordable Energy, which opposes a publicly-owned power company in Maine, pulled in $3 million in the latest quarter, while Our Power raised $213,000 in the period that ended Oct. 5.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
Emergency alert system test planned for Wednesday
Cell phones, television and radio stations should received the test alert at around 2:20 p.m.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
State distributes more than $166 million in pandemic food aid benefits
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (p-EBT) cards will benefit more than 150,000 Maine students.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
Portland jetport briefly shut down Sunday after car crashes through gate, drives on runway
George Gillmore III, 33, who police say was staying at a nearby hotel, has been charged with multiple crimes in relation to the incident.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Wyeth artwork, memorabilia lost in devastating Port Clyde fire
The Wyeth paintings were in Linda Bean’s Maine Wyeth Art Gallery above the Port Clyde General Store, which was destroyed in a fast-moving blaze that also claimed the Dip Net Restaurant and the Monhegan Boat Line offices and gift shop.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Jodi Phinney, co-founder of Maine Doulas, dies at 54
Phinney, who had been battling ALS, helped hundreds of mothers through pregnancy into parenting.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2023
Tractor-trailer truck destroyed after hitting bridge in Westbrook
The crash took place near Brown Street’s intersection with Cumberland Street.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2023
Cumberland County Jail dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
At total of 17 inmates housed at the Portland facility have tested positive for the virus.
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