A 30-year-old Newburgh woman is facing an aggravated drug trafficking charge after police say they found the drugs in her luggage in a rented SUV.
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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‘It’s no joke,’ says Maine native in Florida who plans to stay through Hurricane Irma
Most have left their homes and headed north in hopes of finding safety, but a few are planning to ride out the storm.
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Mainers in Hurricane Irma’s path hunker down, head north
Peter and Beth Richardson found themselves stuck in Puerto Rico on Wednesday, while Carrye Gaulin fled the Florida Keys.
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Sanborn lawyers: Witness may have seen victim alive 2 hours after last known sighting
Attorneys find records of the man’s claims in documents stored for years at the lead investigator’s home.
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Five-year-old’s death renews Maine debate over gun safety
But advocates on both sides say the tragedy in Scarborough is a reminder that gun owners should take precautions.
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Durham man killed in crash on I-295 in Freeport
Dana Thibeault was killed when the truck he was driving hit a van that had swerved to avoid a deer.
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Five-year-old shot herself accidentally in Scarborough home, state police say
Elise Dorr found a loaded .45-caliber handgun that belonged to her father, Todd Dorr, in a backpack. No charges have been filed.
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What’s a Jefferson Davis plaque doing in downtown Portland’s Unitarian church?
Nailed to a pew inside the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Portland is a rectangle of brass honoring Jefferson Davis, who became president of the Confederacy.
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Woman who struck Falmouth man with a car had history of mental illness
Paula Finlay, 51, had been acting erratically before she struck her former landlord in his driveway on Aug. 12, and she is ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
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Suspect in Arundel credit union robbery arrested
The Infinity Federal Credit Union on Alfred Road was robbed around 1 p.m. Wednesday.