No one was injured when someone fired several rounds into an apartment building on the city’s Main Street, police said.
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
EU edges closer to eliminating tariffs on Maine lobster
A key European Parliament committee voted overwhelmingly to advance a trade deal to eliminate import duties to Europe on American lobster.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Three teens summoned, including 2 suspected in racist graffiti incident
Yarmouth police say they believe two of the teenagers may be connected to a racial slur scrawled on a Yarmouth roadway last weekend.
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Second teen reported missing in Saco found safe; first teen still missing
Saco police found one missing girl on Wednesday but are continuing to look for another, who appears to have run away from home last week.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Saco police ask public’s help finding 13-year-old
Saco police say a 13-year-old girl left home last week and may be with friends in either Portland or Windham.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Yarmouth police investigate racial slur painted on road
Someone scrawled a racial slur for Black people, lewd images and the word ‘trump’ on the pavement on Talbot Road sometime between Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
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Portland police officer from Serbia becomes a U.S. citizen
Deni Snajder, 28, moved to the United States in 2016 and joined the Portland department last December.
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Mainers say they back mask mandate, even if they won’t follow it to the letter
While they hope the governor’s new order leads to more mask wearing, some admitted they will still take off their masks when it doesn’t seem to make sense to wear them.
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Extradition delayed for suspect in 2016 Portland shooting death
Aristotle Stilley, 22, who is charged with murder in the case, will serve a 240-day sentence in a California jail for drug possession before he is sent back to Maine.
Posted inElection 2020, Local & State, News, Politics
Biden wins Maine, but Trump picks up electoral vote in the 2nd Congressional District
Biden won the 1st Congressional District and the statewide tally, good for 3 electoral votes.