Firefighters put out the flames after an aircraft crashed into some trees near Route 1 in Arundel, the fire department said.
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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Police investigating car crash, gunfire on Grant Street on Sunday
Police say people reported a fight and gunfire on Grant Street about 10 p.m. Sunday but no one was shot.
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Arrest diversions at Cumberland County Jail are costly, but only option
The corrective action plan, released in response to a Freedom of Access Act request, comes as the jail remains partially closed to new arrests, and shows extraordinary lengths the county is taking to hire more corrections staff.
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City clears Deering Oaks encampment in advance of LePage news conference about crime
The former governor and Republican nominee held a news conference in front of a pond that was drained to look for a weapon used in a recent killing.
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Tragic end as Freeport teen found dead
Officers in a Maine Marine Patrol aircraft spotted his remains in Maquoit Bay around 11 a.m. Theo Ferrara had been missing since Thursday.
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No sign of Freeport teenager missing since Thursday
Police and volunteers continued to search Monday for Theo Ferrara, who has been missing from his Freeport home since Thursday afternoon.
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Freeport police search for 14-year-old boy missing since Thursday
Theo Ferrara was last seen about 4:30 p.m. Thursday. He has no history of running away.
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Naples man indicted on OUI, manslaughter charges in deadly crash
Ashley Gentile-Wing died March 6 in a wreck in Naples. Police say the driver, Chase Weese, 22, had been drinking before the crash.
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Maine State Police leader Col. John Cote to retire, take private sector job
Cote leaves on Sept. 30 after 33 years with the agency for a job with Hartt Transportation in Bangor.
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Judge lowers bail for Woodford Street shooting suspect
Police allege Thomas MacDonald was in the car and present during the shooting, but was not the one who shot and killed Derald “Darry” Coffin. A Cumberland County judge lowered his bail to $50,000.