The project that starts next week is intended to improve the busy intersection for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, but it also means months of traffic headaches.
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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Cumberland store manager sold alcohol to minors and overcharged them too, police say
Kazi Nazrul Islam, 63, allegedly charged $60 for a six-pack of hard iced tea and a bag of chips.
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Rescued boater: We went into crisis mode, then into the chilly water
The skipper of the Takeover, which sank Sunday off Biddeford Pool after both engines died, describes the harrowing moments at sea before the seven were saved.
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Police charge Lyman man, 25, with stabbing woman
Jacob Poirier was arrested outside the home where the woman was stabbed in her arms.
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Passer-by finds man’s body in Portland’s West End
Police say the deceased man, 28, may have been a jogger who ‘had a medical issue.’
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Father of rescued boat owner says son, friends were lucky to be close to shore
Lance Noyes Jr. and six other people were rescued after his boat sank 2½ miles off Biddeford Pool on Sunday.
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Man shot in Buxton knew alleged assailant, police say
Brandon Lasante, 19, of Buxton shot Lincoln Kimball, 28, of Hollis, state police say, but no charges have been filed while the investigation continues.
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Judge considers whether review of Anthony Sanborn’s murder conviction can proceed
Justice Joyce Wheeler said she would require his attorneys to give prosecutors more specific information about alleged wrongdoing in the investigation before issuing a written ruling.
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Old Orchard Beach man charged in bomb threat at Hannaford’s Saco store
The supermarket and other stores in the Route 1 plaza are evacuated as a precaution.
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Police ask Maine attorney general to review Monument Square deli incident
Surveillance video of the disturbance at the Sisters Gourmet Deli shows a man, later identified as Jesse James Taylor, ranting and raving at female employees.