Matt Byrne

Portland Press Herald

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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December 17, 2020

Maine hospitals get extra vaccine doses in first shipments

Vials of Pfizer’s vaccine shipped to Maine and other states this week were found to each contain at least one extra dose, the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
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December 17, 2020

York County fire chiefs prepare to get vaccines to EMS workers

The York County Chiefs’ Association says it will help distribute the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to EMS workers in the county.
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December 17, 2020

Snowstorm blows through forecasts, leaving 1 to 2 feet across southern Maine

The storm quickly intensified to drop 3 to 4 inches an hour in parts of Maine, and strong winds caused whiteout conditions that led to numerous accidents.
Published
December 10, 2020

Portland city manager to appoint citizen to police use-of-force committee

City Manager Jon Jennings will name the citizen member of an internal police committee that reviews use-of-force incidents, but some oversight advocates are upset that he alone will pick the person.
Published
December 4, 2020

Fire destroys building at Peaks Island trash station

The island’s only firefighter and police officer, plus several volunteers, were first to arrive to fight the blaze in a trash storage building.
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December 2, 2020

Marijuana delivery driver beaten, robbed at gunpoint in Portland

It was the third such robbery since October, Portland police say.
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November 27, 2020

Couple killed in Waterville crash remembered as dedicated public servants

Susan Pope, 63, was a retired York County prosecutor; her husband, Gary Capehart, 71, was a retired Bangor schoolteacher.
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November 26, 2020

Pandemic restrictions can’t stop generosity of Thanksgiving meals

Community meals on the holiday looked a little different this year in Maine, but the mission of feeding people who need help has remained the same.
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November 26, 2020

Maine CDC reports 238 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

It’s the 10th time in the last 18 days that the daily case count topped 200 people in the state.
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November 24, 2020

Cumberland officers accused of racial profiling are cleared of wrongdoing

The investigation began after a Black attorney described in a published letter that she felt the personal sting of racism when she was pulled over twice for minor infractions in Cumberland.