John reports on police and crime for the Press Herald. He previously covered the cities of Bath and Brunswick for the Times Record and was a staff writer for The Forecaster. A former Waterville Panther, John returned to Maine after studying philosophy at Middlebury College in Vermont and journalism at Boston University. When he’s not writing about Maine communities, John spends his time practicing yoga, organizing games of Survivor and obsessively following the Red Sox farm system.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2022
Brunswick extends housing development moratorium
The Brunswick Town Council, which also approved a new housing development support fund Monday evening, will use the extended development pause to consider zoning changes as a solution to the area’s housing shortage.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2022
Defense bill authorizing BIW contracts passes in the Senate
The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes funds for three DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers next year as well as a five-year procurement contract, passed 83-11 with bipartisan support Thursday night.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2022
Brunswick Planning Board seeks more evidence on safety of proposed Bowdoin College turf
The Brunswick Planning Board tabled Bowdoin College’s proposed Pickard Field Athletic Complex upgrades until January, which will allow a third party to review evidence that the college’s new turf fields are free of PFAS, a class of chemicals linked to several types of cancer.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2022
Surprise arrest of suspected Lockerbie bomb maker reopens old wounds for Brunswick
News out of Libya has stirred painful memories for those who knew Pamela Herbert and Nicholas Bright, members of the Bowdoin College community who died in a terrorist attack in 1988.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2022
Nursing assistant students share holiday cheer with local seniors
Last Friday, dozens of Region 10 Technical High School students crafted 500 handmade cards to bring some joy to nursing facilities around the region.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2022
With locals worried about PFAS, Brunswick planners suggest review of Bowdoin College’s athletic field renovation plan
Bowdoin College has submitted materials showing proposed upgrades to Pickard Field Athletic Complex would be free of potentially dangerous chemicals, but the Brunswick Planning Department on Friday recommended the Planning Board table the project until it receives an external review of the science.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Cannabis question returns to Freeport Town Council
The Freeport Town Council will once again debate whether to allow cannabis cultivation and manufacturing.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Report: Out-of-state recruiting helps BIW drive Maine economy
An analysis from University of Southern Maine’s Center for Business and Economic Research found Bath Iron Works supported more than $1.8 billion in economic output in 2021, thanks in part to the shipyard’s push to draw out-of-state workers, a strategy labor experts say could help solve the problem of Maine’s shrinking workforce.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Brunswick council opts for budget sidewalk option to avoid tax hike
Though the vast majority of residents at Monday’s public hearing lobbied for all-brick sidewalks in Brunswick’s downtown, a split Town Council went with a cheaper brick-hybrid option to avoid tax increases.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Freeport weighs local heat pump rebates as energy costs rise
A Freeport group is pushing for a rebate program that would incentivize heat pumps, electric vehicles and other environment- or wallet-friendly devices.
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