Barclay Oudersluys, 23, is raising money for charity by re-creating the transcontinental jog taken by the fictional Forrest Gump.
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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Most cold cases remain unsolved years later
New technology and fresh eyes can help uncover new details but few law enforcement agencies have dedicated investigators or squads for cold cases.
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Fourteen Bath Iron Works employees to split $3 million lottery win
A group of maintenance workers at the shipbuilder each will receive more than $214,000, says the Maine State Lottery.
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Ammonia leak at Poland Spring plant sickens 2 workers
A leak of anhydrous ammonia, a gas used in refrigeration, leads to an evacuation of the Poland plant around 10:30 a.m.
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Fatal accident in York: Roadside walk, then ‘just gone’
The life of a woman about to fulfill a career dream ends suddenly in what police call a case of OUI by Carolyn Lee, 21, who is free on bail after being charged with manslaughter.
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Portland landlord pleads not guilty to manslaughter in 6 fire deaths
Gregory Nisbet appears in court in connection with the deaths of six young adults in the fire last November at his duplex on Noyes Street.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Obama chooses Mike Michaud for federal veterans’ post
The former representative from Maine will oversee employment and training, if confirmed by the Senate.
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Marcy’s Diner owner, parent of fussy child continue online feud
Tara Carson, the mother of a 21-month-old girl whose screams drew the anger of the owner, speaks out Wednesday in a post she wrote on washingtonpost.com.
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Man who broke Appalachian Trail record also broke rules, says Baxter State Park
The celebration atop Mount Katahdin by Scott Jurek, whose 46-day run ended Sunday, broke rules against littering, drinking, and hiking with a large group, the park director says.
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Hermon fire that killed 9-year-old caused by kid’s cooking
A pizza box ignited as one of the children, left alone while their parents ran errands, cooked on the stove.