A woman who sued Boone’s Fish House in 2017, alleging she and her party were discriminated against during a 2015 birthday dinner, has settled for undisclosed terms.
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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Limington homeowner confronts masked man, is shot multiple times
The man saw a suspicious vehicle in his area Thursday evening and went outside with a flashlight to investigate.
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Maine’s high court rejects appeal by teenager’s killer in 1980 cold case
The Supreme Judicial Court rules against Philip Scott Fournier, 57, who appealed his conviction for murdering 16-year-old Joyce McLain in East Millinocket.
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Westbrook robbery suspect tries to flee – during court appearance
Michael Gray, 30, of Portland, was in restraints when he tried to walk out of the courthouse Tuesday. He was quickly apprehended.
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Man fleeing police jumps out 2nd-floor window, stops cold after landing on ice
Police were looking for Jamison Snyder, 47, at a Biddeford apartment Monday when he jumped from the window and injured himself.
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Controversy in his past dogs Maine’s chief medical examiner
Dr. Mark Flomenbaum was fired from an administrative role in Massachusetts in 2007, years before he was hired here.
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Former inmate says in lawsuit that Cumberland County guard retaliated after using racial slur
The man says he was assaulted after the corrections officer used a racial slur against him and then told other inmates he was a federal informant.
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Portland firefighters rescue man from Portland Harbor during snowstorm
The man fell into the water as he tried to board a fishing vessel docked near Becky’s Diner.
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Man charged with child porn in Pennsylvania is also wanted in Maine
James Millette was arrested in Reading, Pennsylvania, after investigators found hundreds of images of child pornography stored on his computer, according to court documents.
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Woman struck, killed near Saint Joseph’s College in Standish
The 69-year-old pedestrian dies when she is hit by a car that left the road, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says.