Residents actually have until October 2020 to get Real ID driver’s licenses or passports to board domestic flights or enter federal buildings, the Maine Secretary of State’s Office says.
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.
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More wind is on the way just as Maine recovers from latest power outages
A wind advisory is in effect for the entire state for most of Thursday, when gusts could reach 45 mph, bringing down more trees and limbs.
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Cumberland sheriff’s office seeks help finding Gray man wanted on stalking charge
Authorities say 28-year-old Kenneth John Dubuc also has ties to the Scarborough area.
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Man gets 2 years in federal prison for stealing checks from mail in Scarborough
Nicholas Veelenturf, 31, of Dorchester, Mass., also tried to cash counterfeit versions of the checks at bank branches in the Bay State, the U.S. attorney in Maine says.
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Penobscot County woman pleads guilty to drug trafficking charge
Erica Oliveira, 29, of Hermon conspired with others to distribute heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine, the U.S. attorney says.
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Newport man gets over 13 years in federal prison for drug trafficking
Jamie Akerson, 57, conspired with others to acquire large quantities of heroin and distribute it in central Maine, the U.S. attorney says.
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Maine Warden Service asks hunters to be on lookout for missing man
Ricky Howard, 49, of Waterford was last seen Oct. 5 in the Oxford County town of Stoneham.
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Damariscotta man pleads guilty to threatening Navy instructors with pistol
Justin Woods, 32, who was a contract employee at the Navy’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school, faces up to six months in prison, a $5,000 fine and one year of supervised release.
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Lowell man dies when pickup goes off remote road in Hancock County
Police say Gary Haskell, 53, sustained severe injuries and died at the scene of the crash on Morrison Ridge Road in Township 34.
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Maine state parks drawing record numbers of users in 2018
State officials say more than 255,500 campers stayed in state parks through Sept. 30, breaking the record of 254,789 set for all 12 months of 2016.