The men, each in his own way striving to better himself and heal, died in a tragic car crash March 11 in Westbrook.
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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Portland police respond to armed bank robbery
The Norway Savings Bank branch on Forest Avenue was robbed Monday afternoon, police said.
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Man who came upon fatal accident scene tells Westbrook police he didn’t see the crash
Police released a photo of the man in hopes he would come forward and help describe the head-on collision that killed 3 people Monday.
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Westbrook police seeking man who may have seen crash that killed 3
Police say a man approached one of the vehicles immediately after Monday’s head-on collision on County Road, but left before first responders could speak with him.
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Portland police looking for driver of vehicle that struck pedestrian
A 29-year-old Portland man was seriously injured on Congress Street on Sunday night in what police are describing as a hit-and-run crash.
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Head-on crash kills 3 on icy stretch of road in Westbrook
Black ice had been reported in the County Road area during a ‘flash freeze’ Monday morning, and a sanding truck was on its way when the crash happened.
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‘Mayday, mayday, mayday … We have two firefighters missing’
In the ashes of a blaze that claimed the life of a first responder, questions gnaw at state investigators, firefighters and residents of the Berwick building where tragedy unfolded.
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Family mourns Berwick firefighter killed in 4-alarm apartment house blaze
Capt. Joel Barnes’ family said he knew early on that he wanted to be a fireman, and his last act was to shield another firefighter when they got trapped in a third-floor room in the burning building.
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Berwick man dies 9 days after snowmobile fell through ice
James Reagan, 59, fell through thin ice on Salmon Falls River in Berwick Feb. 14 and became unresponsive. He died Feb. 23 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
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Old Orchard Beach man charged with sexual abuse of minor
Police say a convicted sex offender, Jeremy Buckley, 40, began sexually abusing a then-15-year-old girl in 2015.