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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PublishedJuly 14, 2022
Crews fight fire at restaurant in downtown Freeport late Thursday
Firefighters from several towns responded to the fire at Petrillo’s restaurant.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2022
Governor’s conference requires state’s biggest security presence in decades
Thought it’s unclear how much the three-day-long National Governor’s Association conference will cost Maine, it took law enforcement months to plan for the event.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2022
Protesters greet nation’s leaders as they descend on Portland
Abortion-rights protesters greet the governors, their families and staffers, as they kick off the three-day National Governors Association conference with dinner on the waterfront.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2022
Maine man who allegedly breached U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads not guilty
Joshua Colgan, 35, of Jefferson, pleads not guilty via videoconference on Tuesday.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2022
Judge rules Maine health care workers can’t remain anonymous in lawsuit over vaccine mandate
The plaintiffs must comply with the order and have their identities unsealed by Friday, or appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2022
Portland police investigating death of Cumberland County Jail inmate
The man, in his mid-60s, was found unresponsive in his cell Wednesday morning.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2022
Maine State Police arrest woman in connection with February homicide
Rebecca Moores, 42, of Robbinston, has been charged with murder in the killing of Paula Johnson, 53, in Pembroke in February.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2022
Aunt of woman who died at York County Jail wants answers
State police are investigating Nicole Turner’s death as a suspected overdose, prompting Peggy Turner to ask how her niece got drugs in jail or whether she was going through withdrawal.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Bird kill in Casco Bay may have been caused by avian flu
A local woman spotted the dead and dying birds on Mink Rocks near Cliff Island earlier this week.
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PublishedJune 22, 2022
Gov. Mills doesn’t support suspending state gas tax
She says legislative approval would be required to do as President Biden urged when he called on Congress Wednesday to suspend the federal tax on gas and diesel.
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