Because firefighters disturbed the area where the fire originated in a scrap metal pile, investigators could not gather enough reliable evidence to determine a cause.
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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Police divers to resume search for missing Scarborough man today
Matthew Foster, 23, was last seen in the Old Port on Friday night, and police dogs have tracked him to the Chandlers Wharf area.
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Greenfield man charged with manslaughter in crash that killed brother
Penobscot County sheriff’s detectives charge 22-year-old Nicolas Spencer with manslaughter in the Feb. 24 crash in Milford.
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Sherman Street fire accidental, caused by smoking materials
Flames began on the second floor rear porch and were fanned by high winds, spreading quickly through the three-story building.
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Excavator strikes Maine Turnpike overpass, causing $400,000 in damage
The excavator was being towed by a paving company dump truck when it damaged the steel structure in Scarborough.
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State Fire Marshal’s Office investigates massive fire at Topsham scrap metal business
Flames were not fully extinguished until around 4 a.m. Tuesday at Grimmel Industries, where a fire started about 6 p.m. Monday.
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New York man killed in Alfred motorcycle crash
Robert Locke was traveling in a group of motorcyclists along Route 111 when he swerved to avoid a vehicle turning onto Clark Road.
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Court: Maine educator who won $1 million must prove she is donating money
Nancie Atwell enters a guilty plea after being charged with shoplifting a blouse at Renys.
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Yarmouth man answers the bell for maritime relic’s return
What Tom Cox once thought could be a cool doorbell is going back to the Canary Islands, where it was forged.
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West End shooting linked to quarrel over woman
When two armed men scuffled on Memorial Day, a gun went off, seriously wounding one of them.