Police are still trying to determine who was behind the wheel of a Red Ford F-150 when it struck Michael Buck on Jenkins Road on Friday.
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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Missing Scarborough woman found safe, police say
Paula Kane, 57, had last been seen on Sunday, but was located by late Monday afternoon.
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Kittery van driver’s crash brings hiring policy to forefront
The town missed the red flags on the record of a 21-year-old man hired to transport young campers, calling attention to other southern Maine towns’ methods.
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Dump truck’s elevated body caused York crash, snarling turnpike traffic
Heavy delays were caused by two separate accidents Friday morning, both in the northbound lanes in southern Maine.
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Driver who crashed Kittery van with children aboard has history of seizures, court records show
It’s also unclear why the town’s background check on camp counselor John E. Guy didn’t turn up his spotty driving record.
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Kittery to investigate whether driver who crashed van had background check
Meanwhile, Maine officials are suspending the license of John E. Guy, 21, on the recommendation of New Hampshire police who responded to the crash and said he had a medical emergency.
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In transition to city job, former police chief leaves mark on department
Michael Sauschuck, who this week started a job as an assistant city manager, leaves a department he helped transform and modernize.
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Portland home damaged by shed fire
A blaze that began Sunday afternoon in a shed extended to the main section of a home in East Deering, but firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.
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Brunswick police seize 44 dogs, bird from home
Two River Road residents face misdemeanor cruelty to animal charges and the building is condemned..
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Rain, high tide could bring Portland flooding
Avoid parking cars in low-lying or flood-prone areas such as Marginal Way, Somerset Street and along the waterfront, the city warns.