The New Jersey governor has been in the limelight since ordering a nurse who returned from Sierra Leone to be quarantined in a tent outside a hospital.
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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Effort underway to ask Maine voters to switch to ranked-choice voting
Such a system would replace the winner-take-all ballots now used for statewide elections.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Effort underway to ask Maine voters to switch to ranked-choice voting
Such a system would replace the winner-take-all ballots now used for statewide elections.
Posted inLocal & State
FairPoint requests police detail at two picketing sites
Falmouth’s police chief says striking employees have been compliant so far.
Posted inElections, News, Politics
Maine’s candidates for governor make their case to voters in final debate
Though more subdued than Monday night’s debate in Portland, the event in Auburn includes some jabs between candidates.
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Teacher in Strong on leave over Ebola concerns
A Strong Elementary School teacher who traveled to Dallas is taking three weeks off after parents said they were concerned.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Ladybug infestation bugging southern Maine
Bug experts say homeowners shouldn’t worry about the beetles, which seek warmer areas this time of year.
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Cornish digging for answers after discovery of human remains
Historians and cemetery stewards are scouring old documents, hoping to learn how the eight bodies could have been misplaced many years ago.
Posted inElections 2014, News, Politics
Televised debate shows deep divide on Maine’s bear-baiting referendum
A state official says Maine wouldn’t be able to control its bear population without bait, traps and dogs, while the head of the Humane Society says, “You don’t need to use these methods.”
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UberX app-based car service rides into Portland
The ride-booking service, which competes with taxis, began operating in the area at noon Thursday.