He made waves in 2001 with his proposal to build a huge hotel in South Portland and a cable car system across Portland Harbor.
Dennis Hoey
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Maine senators want U.S. to set aside day to celebrate lobster
Sept. 25 would be ‘National Lobster Day,’ recognizing the historic and economic importance of the lobster industry.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Boston man stopped in Auburn is convicted of trafficking cocaine
Cuwan Merritt, 29, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine, the U.S. attorney says.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
CDC issues alert about salmonella tied to chicken, ducks in backyard flocks
The infections are linked to contact with the animals, and so far one case has been reported in Maine.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine lowering most fines on speeding tickets
A Judicial Branch study finds that penalties for lower-end infractions were higher than neighboring states, which some say led officers to write fewer speeding tickets.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Motorcycle ride to raise money for 2 fallen Portland officers’ families
The 10th annual Sgt. Rob Johnsey/Sgt. Rick Betters Memorial Motorcycle Ride starts at 11 a.m. Saturday in Portland.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Viking ship replica will drop anchor in Portland
Tours, a photo and video exhibit and screenings of a new documentary will highlight the weekend.
Posted inLocal & State
Excavator removes carcass of 5,500-pound whale from Old Orchard Beach
The badly decomposed whale washed up Sunday morning, while others have come ashore at Kittery Point and Cape Neddick.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Nicole Maines will be TV’s first transgender superhero with role on CW’s ‘Supergirl’
After winning a landmark Maine court case for transgender rights in 2014, she’ll break another barrier by playing Nia Nal, also known as the superhero Dreamer, on ‘Supergirl.’
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Portland men arrested in Walmart lot had fentanyl, weapon, counterfeit money, police say
Police found a stolen gun, a stolen vehicle and an embossing machine used to make fake credit cards, they say.