The victim of a savage domestic beating was arrested only as a ‘last resort,’ the prosecutor says.
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 investigate marijuana cultivation near Freeport athletic fields
Police say they arrested two men Sunday who possessed recently harvested marijuana plants, and officers plan to search the woods nearby for more.
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USM professor writes book on ‘Breaking Bad’
American culture, politics and values are interpreted in critical essays on aspects of the hit television drama.
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In Yarmouth, invading deer pose mystery
But one farmer has a theory: They’re eating his lettuce because parked train cars block the path to a hayfield
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Rival camps dig in on South Portland waterfront zoning
South Portland voters will be hearing all about the proposed rules that would hinder tar sands oil from passing through the city.
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Northbound Exit 15 on I-295 will be closed Sunday
Road crews will install a special friction surface on the new exit designed to help vehicles grip the road and slow down more quickly.
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Supreme court says S. Portland board members can stay
The ruling calls into question a city policy barring employees from running for office.
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Six file to run for positions in S. Portland
Two at-large seats on the City Council and one slot on the school board will be filled in elections Nov. 5.
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A Maine fisherman’s life lived large ends in a sea of questions
A friend who was with him on his last night talks about Billy McIntire’s ill-fated swim, and the ‘toughest decision of my life.’
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Unafraid of alienating themselves
Two men who claim they were abducted in Maine by extraterrestrials aren’t shy about retelling their stories.