The National Weather Service issued a flash-flood watch for areas downstream of the slide, but the river appeared to be at least partially flowing within hours.
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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Cumberland County commissioners reject plea to open Cross arena to shelter homeless
Despite Portland city councilors’ request for help addressing the lack of resources for the city’s homeless, the commissioners sided with arena trustees and rejected the plan.
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Preble Street applies for new shelter permit amid local opposition
The social services agency is asking the city for approval to convert its daytime resource center on Portland Street into a 40-bed homeless shelter.
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Portland councilors defer to new racial equity committee on suggested police reforms
City councilors interviewed this week were reluctant to take a position on recommendations to enhance citizen oversight of police, a change not immediately embraced by the city manager.
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Portland mayor names members, launches racial equity committee
The 13-member group is expected to make recommendations to the council on the role of police in society and how to combat institutional racism.
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Portland will collect more data on police stops, won’t expand citizen oversight
City Manager Jon Jennings says Portland is partnering with academic institutions to assess racial disparities, but he rejects a proposal to have two citizens join an internal police panel assessing use-of-force incidents.
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Woman struck, killed by Downeaster train in Portland
A 43-year-old homeless woman who was camping out near Morrill’s Corner was hit shortly after midnight Tuesday.
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Police say protester in Portland threatened man with gun
A man who was protesting police brutality Monday showed a handgun in a threatening manner to a motorcyclist stopped at an intersection, police say, and was charged with criminal threatening.
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Portland leaders call for peaceful demonstration, ask opponents to leave guns at home
Fearing counter-protests and violent confrontation at a planned Black Lives Matter demonstration Saturday, Portland police are asking everyone to remain peaceful and leave weapons at home.
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Maine man pleads guilty to federal domestic violence charges
Nelson Jean Dion of Kittery crossed the Maine-New Hampshire border in 2016 to harass a girlfriend who eventually killed herself, prosecutors say.