Protesters at demonstrations in South Portland and Portland on Friday decry such policies as family separations and the treatment of migrants held in detention centers.
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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Judge dismisses lawsuit against Shaw’s by family of woman murdered at Saco store
A federal judge rules that the supermarket could not have foreseen the random attack at the Shaw’s store in Saco in August 2015.
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D.C.-based policy group hired to help reform Maine’s juvenile justice system
The Maine Juvenile Justice Advisory Group has hired the Center for Children’s Law and Policy to evaluate Maine’s system and recommend changes.
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Turnpike overpass struck by equipment reopens with limits
The overpass at Exit 45 will remain open, but vehicle width limits will be in effect until a more permanent fix is found or the bridge is replaced as part of a project to reconfigure the exchange.
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Portland police ask for help finding pharmacy robber
Police are looking for the man who robbed the Rite Aid pharmacy at 290 Congress St. on Sunday afternoon.
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Driver injured, traffic tied up as truck’s load smashes into turnpike overpass
A construction lift being transported on a flatbed trailer crashed into the bottom of overpass on Monday morning, briefly shutting down all northbound lanes.
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Court records detail harrowing attack on Bridgton couple and the hours that led to it
Michael Holden, who appeared in court Friday on 5 felony charges, may have spent the night before the attack on the property of Margaret and Robert Macdonald.
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Girlfriend says Bridgton man charged with assaulting couple was high on meth
Michael Holden appeared disoriented to his girlfriend around midday Tuesday, hours before 77-year-old Robert and Margaret Macdonald were assaulted in their lakeside home.
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Suspect charged in home invasion that seriously injured Bridgton couple
Michael Holden, 37, who lives nearby, is arrested in the attack Wednesday morning on Robert and Margaret Macdonald, both 77.
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Portland parking company executive charged with drunken driving
Daniel McNutt, 41, is arrested in South Carolina.