First responders must help the public during the pandemic while taking extra steps to avoid getting sick themselves. It’s a delicate balance, they say.
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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Advocates call for releasing some Maine inmates as jails, courts try to limit infections
The American Civil Liberties Union has urged governors in all 50 states to release inmates with less than a year left on their sentences.
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Portland declares city emergency, imposes curfew for businesses
City Manager Jon Jennings issues a curfew for businesses where people gather, such as bars and restaurants, requiring that they close all day Tuesday and between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. for the next 4 days.
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Portland shuts clinic, City Hall after test of staffer indicates possible coronavirus
Portland’s India Street health clinic will stay closed for two weeks, the city manager says.
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Man held after 2 robberies, car theft and crash in South Portland
Police say the unidentified suspect robbed a convenience store Wednesday night and credit union Thursday morning before stealing a car and crashing it near Cash Corner.
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Powder mailed to federal office triggers emergency response in South Portland
Someone mailed an envelope containing white powder to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service office on Gannett Drive, but a test found the powder to be harmless.
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Standish woman killed, man injured in crash on Route 202 in Gray
Police say Wendy Perkins was driving west on Route 202 near its intersection with Route 115 when her car crossed the centerline and struck a cement truck head on.
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Man struck, killed by train in Portland
Portland police say the man was found dead along the railroad tracks behind 400 St. John Street on Sunday.
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Case shows testing for impaired motorists has flaws
A wrongfully accused bus driver in Biddeford was an aberration, police say. But critics argue an unscientific drug recognition process is stacked against drivers.
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TSA finds 2nd handgun this year at Portland jetport
A Fairfield man is stopped and questioned after the pistol is found in a backpack that was sent through an X-ray machine.