Environmental officials monitor a patchy bloom of phytoplankton that stretches from Chebeague Island to Phippsburg, but there is no risk to swimmers or to people who eat shellfish.
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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Break-in attempt at Maine Historical Society may be key to string of Portland burglaries
Police say Tim Toun, 30, was arrested and is being investigated in connection with more than a dozen recent burglaries at businesses in the city.
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York County sex offense conviction thrown out over prosecutor misconduct
A prosecutor’s statements biased the jury against a man charged with unlawful sexual touching, the Maine supreme court ruled Tuesday.
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Falmouth police find 15-year-old boy, say he likely ran away
Tacoma Malloy, who had been missing since Saturday, was found Tuesday evening at a local address, police say.
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Portland mourns city worker as it investigates how he was killed on the job
Martin Dinh, 46, was finishing his shift emptying trash barrels Sunday when he got out of his trash truck and the vehicle somehow struck and killed him.
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Police never asked landlord who killed 2 teenagers if he had a gun, court records reveal
Biddeford is asking a judge to end lawsuits filed against city police in the murders of Derrick Thompson and Alivia Welch by James Pak, who had threatened to shoot one of his tenants.
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Portland tax preparer pleads guilty to filing false returns
Ashraf Eldeknawey, 47, faces up to three years in prison, a $250,000 fine and up to $100,000 in restitution.
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Abortion foe broke law in 2015 Planned Parenthood protest, Maine jury says
Brian Ingalls of Lisbon yelled loudly enough outside the Portland clinic that patients and workers inside were disrupted.
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Court upholds longer sentence for convicted Maine embezzler who faked illness
The Massachusetts man is serving 7 years for embezzling from Brooklin Boat Yard, a punishment that was increased because he feigned incompetence to try to avoid justice.
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Two boaters rescued off Maine coast
Two boaters were rescued this weekend about 30 miles off the Maine coast after they lost power on their 22-foot recreational vessel, the Coast Guard said.