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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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Midcoast hosts Halloween offerings for kids and families
Brunswick’s annual Halloween parade, which dates back over 50 years, is just one of several treats Midcoast residents can look forward to this weekend.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2022
Brunswick High reports decline in vaping following flavored tobacco ban, but there might be other reasons
Fewer Brunswick High School students have been caught vaping this fall, but some teens remain hooked on nicotine, according to administrators.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2022
Harpswell charter school hunts for ways to reopen even as it plans its closure
Two weeks after the Maine Charter School Commission decided not to renew Harpswell Coastal Academy’s charter, school leadership is beginning the complicated and untested closure process, even as it searches for routes to reopen.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2022
Candidates for new District 49 want to combat high cost of living on coast
Current District 53 Rep. Allison Hepler and Georgetown business owner Kelly James both hope to combat high housing and energy costs.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2022
Amateur genealogists memorialize World War II soldiers
Maine volunteers have joined a national effort to research and write obituaries for the more than 400,000 Americans who died in World War II.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2022
Senate District 23 candidates differ on Maine’s best path forward
Incumbent Matthea Daughtry plans to build on her work as assistant Senate majority leader, while challenger Brogan Teel hopes to steer Maine onto a new path.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2022
With no candidates on ballot for Brunswick council race, write-in steps up to run for District 6 seat
For the first time in decades, no candidate will officially be on the ballot in the race for District 6 Town Councilor in Brunswick, but resident Nathaniel Shed has informed the town clerk’s office he wants to job and will be offered as a write-in option.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2022
Fearing coastal pollution, Brunswick passes moratorium to delay housing development in watershed
The Brunswick Town Council responded to growing concerns about the health of its coastal ecosystems Monday evening by imposing an emergency moratorium on development projects within the Maquoit Bay Watershed.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Frank J. Wood inspection will delay traffic
Maine Department of Transportation engineers will inspect the Frank J. Wood Bridge from Oct. 25-27, according to a department press release.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Topsham candidates vie for new House District 51 seat
Both Republican candidate Linda Baker and Democrat Rebecca Jauch hope to tamp down the high costs of housing and childcare.
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