Salvation Army and United Way of Greater Portland each have increased fundraising efforts to try and meet growing needs within the community.
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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For Donald Trump, division accomplished with plan to ban Muslims from U.S.
Mainers and others disagree over his call to temporarily bar Muslims, with some seeing it as a needed protection while others view it as dangerous rhetoric.
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Mainers who watched Obama speech differ on how the U.S. should proceed
An immigrant from war-torn Iraq, a Christian faith leader, a retired Navy commander and a gun-rights advocate weigh in on the president’s address.
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Maine’s high court puts end to Bowers Mountain wind power plan
The project in Penobscot County was first proposed six years ago, but never won regulators’ approval – a decision affirmed Thursday by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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Maine in line for modest bump in federal highway funding
Maine will receive increases of roughly $25 million over the course of five years if Congress passes a $305 billion transportation bill.
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Portland woman starts campaign to tape free coats to light poles
Gabriella Kaper, 20, bought five heavy winter coats for $5 at Goodwill to help those in need.
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LePage apologizes for saying Mainer possibly among dead in Paris
Gov. Paul LePage said he had heard ‘through the grapevine’ that a Mainer was killed in the terrorist attacks, but his office later says ‘sorry for the misunderstanding.’
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Search crews find bridge of sunken El Faro, but data recorder still missing
The black box contains information that can help investigators ‘paint an electronic portrait’ of the cargo ship’s sinking in Hurricane Joaquin.
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Nation’s top highway safety official backs seat belts in school buses
Six states – but not Maine – have laws requiring seat belts to be installed on school buses.
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Road where Bonny Eagle student was killed notorious for speeding
Christa Greene says police told her that speed and alcohol were probable factors in the crash that killed her daughter, 16-year-old Angel Greene.