Construction workers violate a conservation agreement on an acre of town-owned meadow on the former Payson land.
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 hunt for suspects in Old Port shootings
A Westbrook High graduate is killed and a second man is wounded at a record studio, and some people at a vigil for Treyjon Arsenault say they know who did it.
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‘Security issue’ reported at Maine State Police barracks in Gray
A state police spokesman wouldn’t elaborate early Tuesday on the cause of the incident but says it would ‘resolved shortly.’
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Bowdoin College student charged with raping woman on campus
Logan Taylor, 21, was arrested Sunday on a Class A felony charge of gross sexual assault and taken to the Cumberland County Jail.
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In Maine, airbag issue reveals signs of vehicle recall fatigue
With a patchwork of procedures in the massive replacement effort, Maine consumers’ response to defective airbags has been mostly muted.
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Postponement of budget vote throws Portland council into turmoil
City councilors postpone their budget discussion until June 1, after being polled by Mayor Michael Brennan on Monday afternoon.
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Portland planners back senior housing on Stevens Avenue
Despite impassioned pleas from Deering Center residents, they recommend a zoning change that would allow hundreds of units on the site of the Sisters of Mercy convent.
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Crash takes Gorham woman’s loved ones, court takes her freedom
Candice Tucker gets four years in prison for manslaughter in a crash last fall that killed her boyfriend and 16-year-old son.
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Judge throws out beach lawsuit against town of Cumberland
The plaintiffs sought to halt plans to offer the public waterfront access at the former Payson property.
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Redford headlines Maine graduation speakers
College graduation season starts Friday with speakers at campuses around southern and central Maine.