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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PublishedSeptember 30, 2015
Why did Maine man travel 1,500 miles, only to get stranded? For puppy love
Joel Carpenter took off without much planning to adopt Sadie after seeing her on the Internet. Now he’s hitching rides and surfing couches to get back from Minneapolis.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2015
Bill calls for letting Maine municipalities set rules for Uber drivers
A Portland legislator submits the plan, which would revise a recently passed law, to balance competition with taxi services, which are already regulated.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2015
Despite LePage rebuff, alternate funds found to buy land in Cumberland, North Yarmouth
Two conservation groups put up $200,000 of their own money to help preserve 215 acres whose purchase had been endangered by a political fight over Land for Maine’s Future bond money.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2015
Scarborough man takes the heat for a cause
For the third year in a row, Kevin Fitzpatrick, 49, camps out on a South Portland rooftop to raise money for a nonprofit, this time contending with near-record-breaking temperatures.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2015
Blue Angels return to Brunswick for Great State of Maine Air Show
More than 70,000 people are expected to pack the tarmac over two days to see flight demonstrations at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2015
Coast Guard investigating collision of tourist schooner, lobster boat in Boothbay Harbor
No one is injured when a lobster boat strikes the stern of the Lazy Jack, a 48-foot tourist and charter boat.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2015
Auction of Maine couple’s rare sports car brings a big payoff, and an emotional farewell
The specially equipped ’68 Cougar was meticulously cared for by two brothers before selling for more than $228,000 at auction.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2015
Yarmouth survey will target needs of aging population
Using grants, the town will study how to help older residents remain in their homes as they age.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2015
South Portland poised to adopt 5-cent fee for one-use shopping bags
Mayor Linda Cohen expects little push-back on copying Portland’s rules that ban polystyrene containers and curb the use of throwaway bags.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2015
Woman found wandering in Greene tentatively identified as transient from Augusta
Authorities say Jessica Green, 41, who was found by sheriff’s deputies about 2 a.m. Thursday, had been in Augusta until this week.
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