Fortier is accused of using teenage town workers to collect $400 in parking fees from visitors to Ogunquit, and pocketing the money instead of turning it over to the town.
Matt Byrne
Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau. Matt grew up outside Philadelphia, moved to Boston to attend Emerson College and now loves living in Maine. When he is not nerding out on court documents or listening to a police scanner, Matt loves to work on old cars, make things out of metal and try new craft beers. Offers to drive your race car, or news tips, are always welcome.
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Investigators rule blaze at Windham mill complex was accidental
An evicted tenant was using candles to light his way while moving out his belongings when the fire started.
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USM report busts myth that juvenile criminal records are sealed at 18
The widespread misconception means records that people think are blocked from view can come back to haunt them later in life.
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Man crashes snowmobile in Frenchville
Todd Malesky of Millbury, Massachusetts, became separated from his party and crashed Monday evening.
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Understaffed and underpaid, Cumberland County corrections staff vent to county officials
Vacancies for corrections staff have pushed inmate-to-officer ratios higher in the jail’s housing units, which the officers believe poses a safety threat.
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Auburn woman critically burned after smoking while on oxygen
Catherine Swidzinski is in critical condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland after the 8 a.m. fire was reported in Auburn.
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Convicted killer pleads guilty in 2014 shooting outside Sangillo’s in Portland
Gang Deng Majok gets 20 years, which will run concurrently with a 30-year term for murder and 15 years for drug trafficking.
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Authorities find missing Arundel woman dead, say gunshot killed husband
Investigators are trying to determine whether Sue Kim Coito, who had dementia, was a suspect or a witness in the death of her husband, Matthew Coito.
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Driver seriously injured in collision on Maine Turnpike
The driver of a sedan was rushed to the hospital for surgery after his vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer near mile 40 in Scarborough.
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Police to expand search for wife of Arundel man found dead at their home
Sue Kim Coito of Arundel has severe Alzheimer’s and police believe she entered the woods near her house. Her husband’s body was found Wednesday.