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 3, 2023
Secretary of state issues reworded power referendum question
Shenna Bellows’ revision came after courts took issue with the use of the term ‘quasi-governmental’ in the original wording of the referendum question.
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PublishedMay 3, 2023
Lewiston physician dies following crash on Maine Turnpike in Falmouth
Thomas Bosma of Falmouth, a doctor at Central Maine Family Practice in Lewiston, was on his way to work when his pickup truck rolled over on Wednesday morning, police said.
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PublishedApril 30, 2023
Casco man accused of stealing vehicle full of gravestones from funeral home
Hall Funeral Home of Casco said the truck containing cemetery monuments was apparently stolen between Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
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PublishedApril 20, 2023
Body recovered from Presumpscot River in Falmouth
Falmouth police said the body was badly decomposed.
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PublishedApril 16, 2023
Derailed train in northern Maine was carrying flammable chemicals
The hazardous materials did not spill or catch fire, the railroad said, but one of them is classified as highly flammable by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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PublishedApril 13, 2023
Maine CDC issues reminder about health threat posed by browntail moths
Mainers are urged to minimize exposure to the insect’s toxic hairs while doing yard work by covering up with a respirator and goggles and working when it’s damp.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
South Portland police now say man who was shot in the head is on life support
The department corrected a previous statement in which they said the victim had died.
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Maine fisherman nets 5-foot-long military rocket
The Maine State Police bomb squad was called in to defuse the bomb.
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PublishedApril 10, 2023
Police dog locates Damariscotta girl who climbed tree to avoid school
Maine game wardens and local police spent several hours Monday searching for the missing child.
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PublishedApril 10, 2023
Authorities investigating death in Alfred
The incident in Alfred prompted a hold in place order Monday afternoon for surrounding schools including Massabesic High School in Waterboro.
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