Reported Internet outages lead to the discovery of a damaged fiber-optic cable near Gorham Industrial Park.
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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No sign of crime in Saco man’s unexplained disappearance and death, mother says
She says police think James Dyer, 23, probably drowned in Portland Harbor after getting separated from his friends early on New Year’s Day.
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Sen. Angus King proposes lifting cap on opioid treatment beds
A federal regulation now prevents drug treatment centers from accepting more than 16 patients at one time, a limit that King says is arbitrary.
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West Paris logging accident requires LifeFlight
The accident occurred near High Street in West Paris, authorities said.
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Distress flares trigger Coast Guard search in Vinalhaven
After an eight-hour search, the source of the flares, a standard indicator of distress, could not be located, the Coast Guard said.
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BIW employee killed crossing street Wednesday identified
Paula K. Caruso was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by BIW employee.
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Windham officials who recommended football star for award knew of sex charges against him
At least one member of the award selection committee is ‘terribly upset’ that he wasn’t made aware of the sexual assault charges against Tyrell Gullatt.
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BIW employee struck, killed by co-worker’s vehicle, police say
The unidentified 70-year-old woman was walking to work early Wednesday when she was struck in a crosswalk.
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Windham teenager charged with sexually assaulting young children
Tyrell E. Gullatt, a co-captain of the Windham High football team, is due in court next month of charges of assaulting the children in 2013 and 2014.
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Sebago woman charged with falsely reporting sex assault
In July 2014, 34-year-old Lindsay Anderson told police she was carjacked in Gorham, driven to a remote location and sexually assaulted.