Arrested and charged with heroin distribution were Andres Martinez of Hudson, N.H., and Ian Jellison, of Southwest Harbor.
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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Dry spring makes southern Maine a hot spot for ground fires
Rainfall was well below normal, fueling the early arrival of burning that can start below the soil and be hard to put out.
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Fire destroys house in South Portland; 3 escape uninjured
Flames rip through the home on Crestview Drive, which was valued at more than $400,000.
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Search of Portland Harbor for missing Scarborough man to resume Friday
Police use an underwater robot, divers and side-scan sonar during a 10-hour search around Chandlers Wharf for Matthew Foster, 23, last seen June 10 at an Old Port nightclub.
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Police divers to resume search for missing Scarborough man today
Matthew Foster, 23, was last seen in the Old Port on Friday night, and police dogs have tracked him to the Chandlers Wharf area.
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Greenfield man charged with manslaughter in crash that killed brother
Penobscot County sheriff’s detectives charge 22-year-old Nicolas Spencer with manslaughter in the Feb. 24 crash in Milford.
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Excavator strikes Maine Turnpike overpass, causing $400,000 in damage
The excavator was being towed by a paving company dump truck when it damaged the steel structure in Scarborough.
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State Fire Marshal’s Office investigates massive fire at Topsham scrap metal business
Flames were not fully extinguished until around 4 a.m. Tuesday at Grimmel Industries, where a fire started about 6 p.m. Monday.
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Court: Maine educator who won $1 million must prove she is donating money
Nancie Atwell enters a guilty plea after being charged with shoplifting a blouse at Renys.
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CMP employees pull man from burning pickup in Bridgton
Not only do they help the trapped driver, they help clean up the downed power lines that started the fire.