Judge D. Brock Hornby rules that Maine education money cannot pay tuition to religious schools in communities without state-funded schools of their own, but acknowledges an inevitable appeal.
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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Maine prison inmate sues to receive cure for hepatitis C
A class-action lawsuit argues that the Department of Corrections should provide a cure to the more than 500 inmates who have hepatitis C, roughly one-quarter of the state’s prison population.
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Driver killed in South Portland car crash
David Folsom, 39, died following a crash Tuesday evening on Broadway in South Portland, police said.
Posted inCommunity News, Local & State, News, Religion and Values
Portland diocese installs 24/7 misconduct hotline
But the new reporting system run by a private company is not designed to respond to allegations of sexual abuse, the diocese said.
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Saco man who sold bomb to federal agent gets 2 years in prison
Michael Rickett, 23, sold a military-grade improvised explosive device to an undercover agent for $350.
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Stephen, Tabitha King help push asylum seekers’ fund over $500,000
The city got $40,000 from his foundation and $22,000 from a West End family, Portland officials say.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
Four strangers, a minivan and a senator: Angus King’s long, unusual trip home
Faced with a canceled flight from Washington, D.C., to Portland on Thursday night, Sen. King hopped into a rented minivan with 4 strangers and drove through the night to get back to Maine.
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Maine congressional delegation says Iran situation fraught with danger
While the 4 members generally gave President Trump credit for halting a planned retaliatory airstrike, Sen. Angus King worries that the president could be boxed in by hawkish advisers.
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Construction worker killed by street sweeper on job site in Yarmouth
Paul D. Haley, 57, of Farmington was pronounced dead at the scene after the accident shortly before noon Friday.
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Bill to create review panel for police-involved shootings signed into law
The measure calls for an independent panel to examine every use of deadly force by police that results in death or serious injury.