Two other water mains that broke, on Brighton Avenue and Colonial Road, were back in service Wednesday afternoon.
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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Portland woman pleads guilty to stealing blank prescriptions to get oxycodone
Shannon Bragdon passed fraudulent prescription orders at at least nine pharmacies in southern Maine, says the U.S. attorney.
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Washburn couple charged with making meth
Maine Drug Enforcement Agents stopped the couple’s car Monday and found evidence of meth-making materials inside. A search of their Main Street apartment in Washburn on Tuesday yielded extensive evidence of a meth-making lab there, police said.
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One of 2 boys denies charges linked to chase in front-end loader
The boys allegedly stole the equipment in Gardiner on Sept. 12 and led police on a chase that ended on the Maine Turnpike.
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Norwegian tourist pleads guilty to threatening Portland police
Espen Brungodt, 28, sent threatening messages to police Aug. 3 that led to a lockdown of the police station parking garage.
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Casco man gets 4½ years in prison for crash that killed 4-year-old
Michael S. Minson didn’t have a license and was speeding to work when he lost control of the car.
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Westbrook track coach says he had sex with student, affidavit shows
Timothy Even, 27, denied having a relationship with a 17-year-old girl until police confronted him with graphic text messages they had exchanged.
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Missing Camden man with dementia found stuck in swamp
A Maine game warden with a tracking dog found the 76-year-old man.
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Man accused of stabbing Lewiston police officer held on $1 million cash bail
Jonathan Order, 27, has been charged with aggravated attempted murder, among other offenses.
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Westbrook High girls’ track coach arrested, accused of sexually assaulting student
Police say Timothy Even is charged with three counts of gross sexual assault for having what appears to be a consensual relationship with a 17-year-old girl at the school.