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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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The human face of Lewiston’s welfare purge
The city’s decision to get tough on eligibility rules for General Assistance is applauded by many even as it threatens to leave some on the street.
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North Yarmouth panel: Town needs manager position
The charter commission urges voters to make the switch as the demands on the growing town’s government change.
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FEMA awards Maine $3.5M for blizzard cleanup costs
Androscoggin, Cumberland, Knox, and York Counties will receive the money to reimburse 75 percent for at least 48-hours of snow removal and associated costs from the Feb. 8 storm.
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Communities unchain McDonald’s from standard design
With its gray siding, dark shutters and a handsome white-painted portico, the quaint historic home on Main Street in Freeport screams tasteful, residential New England. Yet it is also a McDonald’s restaurant, one of the thousands that dot the American landscape. With so many outposts, the restaurants have become an unusual but instructive yardstick for […]
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Planners in Maine envision vibrant downtowns
From Fort Kent to Wells, communities are trying to preserve – or create – livable, walkable villages.
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Freeport elects Sarah Tracy to town council
Tracy, an attorney and frequent volunteer, won with nearly 70 percent of the vote.
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Budget cuts force Acadia to put off opening
The month’s delay in full access to the park could have a big ripple effect in a local economy highly dependent on tourism.
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Ferry that joins Cousins, Chebeague islands also divides
Distrust between some Yarmouth residents and the operators of the daily ferry service has scuttled a Cumberland lawmaker’s attempt to create a transit district eligible for federal grants.
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Candidates for Freeport seat stress budget challenges
District 2 voters in Freeport will elect a councilor Wednesday to finish an unexpired term.