Clients hope the answer is yes, even though it can mean a restless night of crowding, personal vulnerability and disturbances.
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.
Posted inFood
Maine cast-iron collector explains the pull of the pans
Grubby, rusty, unlovely – it doesn’t matter to Fritz Appleby and others who are devoted to the cookware.
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Portland officials set to toughen requirements for homeless shelter users
Councilors concede the city will have to abide by new state policies effective May 1 and lose some shelter cost repayments.
Posted inLifestyle, Local & State, News
Maine inn again offered for a pittance, and up to 200 perfect words
Entries are to be postmarked by May 7, and must arrive at the Center Lovell Post Office no later than May 17.
Posted inLifestyle, Local & State, News
Weather Channel ready to ‘roll out the red carpet’ for Yarmouth’s ‘Forecaster Jack’
A Maine Sunday Telegram story about Jack Sillin, 13, and his weather blog leads to an invitation to the channel’s Atlanta headquarters.
Posted inLocal & State, News
For teen meteorologist, expertise and a following are accumulating
Thirteen-year-old Jack Sillin of Yarmouth writes a daily weather blog that has won nearly 2,000 online followers.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
After Casco Bay ferry breaks ice, video lands spot on TV
The Weather Channel shows footage of the voyage between Cousins and Chebeague islands.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Soaring piles of snow put drivers on collision course
Officials urge caution at intersections, driveways, parking lots and other spots where giant mounds obscure traffic sight lines.
Posted inPolitics
On tap in Maine Legislature: A bid for truth in beer-pouring
A legislator wants to end ‘cheater pints’ with a law requiring that a pint of brew contain 16 ounces and not a drop less.
Posted inBusiness, Lifestyle
For a man obsessed, red tape can’t block business plan to import Land Cruisers
A Mainer’s dream to import and sell the vehicles almost crashes when scraps of wood run afoul of customs rules – until a call to the powerful brings compromise.