Dennis Hoey

Portland Press Herald

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.

Latest

Published
March 26, 2013

Unusual coyote sparks mystery in Kennebunk

The animal that died under a Kennebunk home’s porch last week has been identified as a rare white coyote.
Published
March 20, 2013

‘I can’t imagine’: Grief after father runs over son

Townspeople in Greene express support for the family after the tragic death of 6-year-old Nathan Capponi.
Published
March 19, 2013

Activists: Shut down Maine river turbines

Two environmental groups seek a court order they say would help Kennebec and Androscoggin salmon.
Published
March 18, 2013

Mother credits neighbor with saving family in Jay fire

Kevin Moras alerted the third-floor tenant and helped her and two children escape.
Published
March 15, 2013

Maine boat show:’Wall-to-wall eye candy’ for boaters

The show will feature more than 200 exhibitors and more than 100 custom built boats, from cruisers and yachts to dories and sailboats.
Published
March 10, 2013

Boy rescued from ice floe in Bath

The boy crawls to safety on a ladder after rescue personnel arrive in response to a passer-by’s call.
Published
February 24, 2013

Most areas see 8 to 12 inches of heavy, wet snow

Dozens of cars slide off roads around Maine, and the heavy wet snow brought down tree limbs and power lines.
Published
January 31, 2013

Wild, wacky weather brings blow after blow to Maine

Powerful winds cause 94,000 CMP customers to lose electricity over the course of Thursday.
Published
January 22, 2013

Police need help finding missing Casco boy

Michael Pendexter has been missing since 2 p.m. and may be headed to Portland.
Published
January 15, 2013

Maine 13-year-old charged following school death threat

Police say the student scratched a message into the school’s bathroom wall, which “stated that people would be killed” and “had a specific date.”