Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Heraldās 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 Heraldās 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 heās 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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PublishedApril 9, 2018
Judge upholds public access to beach in Kennebunkport
The court case that began in 2009, pitting beachfront property owners against the town, is likely headed for an appeal, according to an attorney representing the property owners.
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PublishedApril 8, 2018
Portland police investigate apparent drug-related death
The victim was a 26-year-old man, whose body was discovered in an apartment building on Congress Street, police say.
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PublishedApril 8, 2018
Collins says U.S. military response may be called for after Syrian chemical attack
Maine’s senior senator also says that Scott Pruitt is the wrong person to lead the EPA.
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PublishedApril 8, 2018
Maine law enforcement officials warn of bad heroin after overdoses
Nine overdoses are reported across four counties in a single night, and three people have been arrested in Washington County.
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PublishedApril 8, 2018
Police: Too early to link Domino’s robbery in Gorham to 10 others
The robber did not show a gun but had his hand under his sweatshirt, police say.
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PublishedApril 5, 2018
Climate change panel outlines national security threats posed by rising sea levels
Even the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery could be affected by the end of the century, according to a member of the panel moderated by Sen. Angus King.
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PublishedApril 5, 2018
Texas man pleads guilty to threatening ex-girlfriend in Maine
Shae Ryan Estes is facing up to 5 years in prison for calling the woman in 2017 and threatening to ‘hunt her down,’ U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank says.
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PublishedApril 4, 2018
Berwick man faces 5th drunken-driving charge
State police arrested Lance Faucher, 30, Monday in Lebanon.
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PublishedApril 4, 2018
Police remove 5-year-old from alleged meth lab in Hancock County
Three adults, including the child’s parents, face charges.
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PublishedApril 4, 2018
Lightning strikes utility pole, destroys water main, ignites fire in Saco townhouse
Fire officials say the strike apparently traveled underground before starting the fire in a basement unit.
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