Police are investigating the one-car crash on Pine Point Road that killed one person Monday morning.
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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Maine high court upholds sex crime convictions of defrocked priest
The justices affirm 10 of the 11 convictions against Ronald Paquin, 77, a former Catholic priest from Massachusetts, leaving his 16-year prison sentence unchanged.
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Accidental shooting in Westbrook results in felony charges
Police say a man who accidentally shot himself faces drug and weapons charges, as well as a misdemeanor charge that he violated Maine’s stay-at-home order.
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Two killed Wednesday in separate crashes on Maine roads
The first crash, along I-95 in Hampden, was attributed to black ice, while police in Berwick are still investigating the cause of the second fatality.
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Mainers on the front lines
Here are the faces and voices of six Mainers working to protect their communities from the coronavirus.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
On call with Pence, Sen. King calls administration’s failure to expand testing a ‘dereliction of duty’
The Maine senator, an independent, participated in a call with Democratic senators in which he reportedly told the vice president that he had “never been so mad about a phone call in my life.”
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Man shot, killed by police after standoff in Old Town
The man died in a confrontation with Maine State Police about 8:30 a.m. on French Island.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Police identify man who drowned in Back Cove after assaulting girlfriend
Portland Police said Eric Cohen, 25, had a history of mental health problems and was in the midst of a crisis when the incident occurred Sunday.
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Police: Man burned outside Portland convenience store set himself on fire
Police say they believe a man who was badly burned outside the 7-Eleven on Congress Street doused himself in gasoline and set himself on fire.
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Preble Street opens new ‘wellness’ shelter at USM gym to ease overcrowding
The nonprofit is providing 50 emergency shelter beds at the Sullivan gymnasium in a setting that allows people to follow social distancing protocols.