It’s ‘part of my responsibilities,’ Janet Mills says, using settlement funds to pay for the opioid antidote. Since June, it has revived 14 addicts.
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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Man found bleeding in Falmouth Wal-Mart parking lot dies
Police are investigating the cause and circumstances of the 67-year-old’s death.
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Notes containing threats against Muslims found at Westbrook apartment complex
The typewritten strips of paper, which said ‘All Muslims are Terrorists should be Killed,’ are discovered by an Iraqi resident of Westbrook Pointe on Prospect Street.
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Portland Catholic Diocese settles with 6 sexual abuse victims for $1.2 million
The plaintiffs were all sexually abused by James Vallely, a longtime priest in the Bangor, Portland and South Berwick areas who is now deceased.
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Six of 18 arrested during July protest waive arraignment
The protesters, who blocked a busy section of Commercial Street on July 15, are due back in court in October.
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Famed Asylum graffiti wall in Portland bites the dust
With a couple of swipes by an excavator’s jaws, the famed mural that has adorned the rear wall of the nightclub and concert venue comes tumbling down.
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Sanford police looking for witnesses to Family Dollar fire
Store clerks reported seeing heavy smoke from the rear of the business about 5:42 p.m. Sunday.
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Lewiston man, 89, dies in crash on turnpike
Henry Roy is killed when his car collides with a paving roller in a construction zone.
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Topsham police officer injured when suspected drunken driver hits cruiser
Officer Lucas Shirland, among the newest members of the force, is treated for neck pain, and the other driver is charged.
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Short-staffed Maine jails scramble to find, and keep, corrections officers
The workplace is challenging, the overtime is demanding and the hiring process is sluggish, and that is leaving jails with vacant positions.