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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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Mysterious purple plume emitted by Portland waste plant Thursday morning
Ecomaine said the plume was most likely caused by a larger than normal amount of iodine in the waste stream.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2023
SUV strikes and kills Vermont man, his grandson, in Sanford
Michael Gilbar, 65, of Jericho, Vermont, and his 15-year-old grandson were killed when the vehicle veered off Old Falls Road.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2023
Dump truck hits and kills pedestrian in Saco
Kimberley Lavin, 56, of Saco, was struck near the intersection of Main and Water streets Wednesday afternoon.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2023
Georgia man who recruited Maine homeless men to cash bad checks is sentenced
Mantavious Jones of Atlanta was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in federal prison on a charge of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2023
New Hampshire man apprehended on Turnpike after 2-state pursuit
Maine State Police used tire-deflating devices to stop Travis Moseley, 23, in York, ending a chase that had begun in New Hampshire.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2023
Maine State Police investigating death of 13-year-old Waldoboro teen
The boy died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in front of 2 witnesses on Thursday, police say.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2023
Search for missing lobsterman turns up empty again Tuesday
Tylar Michaud, 18, has not been seen since Friday, when his boat was found empty that night.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2023
Two Maine residents drown in space of 2 days, authorities say
One man drowned while swimming in a pond, the other while whitewater rafting.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Two trapped, 3 injured when vehicles collide in Cumberland
The crash happened Monday afternoon near the intersection of Gray and Skillin roads.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2023
Coast Guard calls off search for missing Down East lobsterman
Top Gun, 18-year-old Tylar Michaud’s lobster boat, was found Friday night with no one aboard.
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