Using grants, the town will study how to help older residents remain in their homes as they age.
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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Ethan Strimling expected to announce run for Portland mayor today
Strimling, who finished second to incumbent Mayor Michael Brennan in 2011, will make an announcement at 10:30 a.m. in the West End.
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South Portland poised to adopt 5-cent fee for one-use shopping bags
Mayor Linda Cohen expects little push-back on copying Portland’s rules that ban polystyrene containers and curb the use of throwaway bags.
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Woman found wandering in Greene tentatively identified as transient from Augusta
Authorities say Jessica Green, 41, who was found by sheriff’s deputies about 2 a.m. Thursday, had been in Augusta until this week.
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After 3 months and 3,000-plus miles, Michigan man set to complete cross-country run in Maine
Barclay Oudersluys, 23, is raising money for charity by re-creating the transcontinental jog taken by the fictional Forrest Gump.
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Ogunquit man accused of choking sister jailed in lieu of bail
Francis G. Howell Jr. was allegedly drinking before he and his sister got into an argument while planting flowers at the grave of a relative in York on Saturday night.
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Most cold cases remain unsolved years later
With few cold case squads, only 1 in 20 cases results in arrest, but methods used differ from newer cases.
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Fourteen Bath Iron Works employees to split $3 million lottery win
A group of maintenance workers at the shipbuilder each will receive more than $214,000, says the Maine State Lottery.
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Fire destroys mobile home in Casco
The residents weren’t home at the time, but two dogs died in the blaze on Varney Road, a fire official says.
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Ammonia leak at Poland Spring plant sickens 2 workers
A leak of anhydrous ammonia, a gas used in refrigeration, leads to an evacuation of the Poland plant around 10:30 a.m.