Purvis Home Improvements of Saco has been fined four times since 2012 for failure to follow fall-protection standards, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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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Arrest made in killing of woman from Chebeague Island family
Emily Todd, 25, was found shot to death in Bridgeport, Conn., before her alleged killer fled to Ohio.
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Chebeague shocked by killing of woman from longtime island family
Emily Todd, 25, was found shot to death in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Sunday morning. Her slaying is reverberating throughout the small island community.
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Roofer dies after falling from Munjoy Hill building
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating how the 30-year-old man died after falling from a roof on Congress Street on Thursday morning.
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Man sent to prison for cold-case murder wants court to toss his conviction or grant new trial
A lawyer for Philip Scott Fournier, the man convicted of killing of Joyce McLain in 1980, tells five justices that Fournier’s trial was flawed.
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Court to consider appeal of man convicted 36 years after girl’s murder
Philip Scott Fournier, 57, is appealing his murder conviction in the death of Joyce McLain, 16, in East Millinocket, and the state’s high court will hear arguments in the case on Wednesday.
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Jail knew officer facing drug charges had a history when hired
The Cumberland County case brings to light nebulous hiring standards among Maine jails in vetting corrections applicants.
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Woman accidentally shoots herself at private club in Lewiston
She receives minor wounds in the incident on Sabattus Street, police say.
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Rollover crash shuts Route 302 westbound
A single-vehicle crash closes a lane of traffic while a rescue crew works to assist the driver.
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Woman rescued from Androscoggin River between Topsham and Brunswick
Firefighters from the two towns worked together to rescue the woman from the 32-degree water after she either fell or jumped from the Frank J. Wood Bridge.