The ruling preserves health coverage for about 6,000 of Maine’s 19- and 20-year-olds, which costs the state roughly $4 million a year.
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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A gentlemanly crew dredges clogged Royal River in Yarmouth
The four-person team, all over age 50, does the muddy job with quiet precision and lives much like family off the water.
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Yarmouth at a crossroads with aging Route 1 bridge
The debate over replacing or removing the bridge over Main Street is about to begin – and nothing less than the town’s character is at stake.
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Dam removal in Yarmouth may hinge on riverbed muck
Tests could reveal whether pollutants from the town’s mill past remain in the Royal River’s sediment.
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Arrival of natural gas runs late in three towns north of Portland
Some residents of Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth may not get service in time for winter as the utility installing the lines moves back hookup dates.
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Close Senate races result in recounts
Two races, in a district of towns north of Portland, and in Lewiston, a recount will begin soon.
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Governor’s race marked by final push to reach voters
Big-name endorsements will highlight the campaign on the last day before Maine voters head to the polls.
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Fact check: Facts don’t back LePage on Ebola, hepatitis
The governor is outspoken on the infectious diseases but some of his information is not correct.
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Mistake leads to confusion over Cutler advertising plan
The campaign of Eliot Cutler said a staffer accidentally ordered a cancellation of all television advertising, instead of a reduction.
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Power restored after Lewiston outage caused by squirrel
More than 6,200 customers were without electricity for about an hour.