For 15 minutes shortly before 10 p.m. dispatchers who handle emergency calls for Portland, South Portland and Cape Elizabeth could not answer them.
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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Couple killed in Waterville crash remembered as dedicated public servants
Susan Pope, 63, was a retired York County prosecutor; her husband, Gary Capehart, 71, was a retired Bangor schoolteacher.
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Pandemic restrictions can’t stop generosity of Thanksgiving meals
Community meals on the holiday looked a little different this year in Maine, but the mission of feeding people who need help has remained the same.
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Maine CDC reports 238 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
It’s the 10th time in the last 18 days that the daily case count topped 200 people in the state.
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Woman with Maine ties charged with attempted murder in Florida
A woman who recently moved to Biddeford is charged with attempted murder in Florida after an alleged machete attack.
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Cumberland officers accused of racial profiling are cleared of wrongdoing
The investigation began after a Black attorney described in a published letter that she felt the personal sting of racism when she was pulled over twice for minor infractions in Cumberland.
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Portland police dog that protected presidents laid to rest Friday
A retired Portland police explosives detection dog that helped protect Pope Francis and three U.S. presidents was put down Friday after a cancer diagnosis.
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Fire damages home in North Deering area of Portland
It erupted in a single-family home on Samuel Road, where a plumber was working in a second-floor bathroom that was being remodeled.
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Portland man who murdered partner appeals for shorter sentence
Lawyers for Anthony Leng argued before the state’s highest court Wednesday that the 40-year sentence he got for killing his longtime partner, Sokha Khoun, was incorrectly decided.
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Maine postal workers renew calls to stop service cuts, pass relief funding
Postal labor leaders warned Tuesday that embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is steaming ahead with cost-cutting measures that will reduce service across the country.