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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PublishedSeptember 21, 2020
Aroostook County declared a drought disaster area
Farmers in 4 contiguous counties may also qualify for federal emergency loans following the declaration Monday.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2020
Sanford council adopts mask ordinance as virus spreads in city
The ordinance, effective for 90 days, has an enforcement provision that includes fines and possible closure for businesses that don’t comply.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2020
Sanford mayor urges residents to ‘step up and do the right thing’
Tom Cote delivered the forceful message this week after a series of COVID-19 outbreaks spread through the city and York County, hindering students’ return to school.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2020
Auburn woman facing charges after crashing on I-295 in Yarmouth
Jessica May was driving the car that flipped on the Cousins River bridge near the Yarmouth-Freeport town line.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2020
Accident on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth snarls traffic
A vehicle rolled over in the northbound side of the highway near the Cousins River, but police say no one sustained serious injuries.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2020
CMP restores power to some South Portland customers
Power was being gradually restored Tuesday night to customers in the area near the Maine Mall.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2020
Portland police identify man injured when his scooter collided with car
Jahudah Henderson, 33, suffered serious injuries when his motorized scooter collided with a Ford Fiesta on Sunday.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2020
BLM protesters say they won’t be intimidated by threats of violence
A small group of activists gathered in Sunday evening in Portland and vowed to return in larger numbers to protest racial inequality.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2020
Rush to issue vaccine concerns Maine’s CDC director
Dr. Nirav Shah says there is ‘inherent’ risk in distributing a vaccine before Phase 3 trials are complete, and some health officials worry that the federal government’s push to release a vaccine before Election Day is politically driven.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2020
State investigating death of Massachusetts man on Little Deer Isle
The body of William Lamb was discovered by a family member on a beach near his summer cottage.
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