John Terhune

Portland Press Herald

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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Published
November 2, 2022

District 102 preview: Sachs and Finegan meet in Freeport rematch

Maine House District 48 Rep. Melanie Sachs aims to repeat her 2020 victory over financial professional Jay Finegan when the two Freeport natives square off on Election Day.
Published
November 2, 2022

House District 101 preview: Arford, facing Republican challenger, hopes to win second term, combat housing shortage

Incumbent Poppy Arford hopes to combat Brunswick’s housing shortage after winning a race for the newly drawn House District 101, but first she must defeat Republican newcomer Ravi Jackson on Election Day.
Published
November 1, 2022

After years of dipping into own pocket, Brunswick teacher surprised with free classroom supplies

After several years of dipping into her own paycheck to stock her fifth grade classroom, Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School teacher Erin Deschesne won $500 worth of school supplies from education company Teach Starter Tuesday.
Published
October 31, 2022

Bowdoin College student safe after escaping deadly Korean Halloween crowd crush

Bowdoin College officials confirmed that junior Emma Fortier, who is studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea, is safe after she attended a Halloween celebration that turned deadly this weekend.
Published
October 30, 2022

Bowdoin students rally classmates to hit the polls

Student volunteers for Bowdoin Votes have spent the semester putting up flyers, hosting tabling sessions and leading walks to Town Hall in order to encourage their classmates to exercise their right to vote this fall.
Published
October 27, 2022

Proposed Brunswick fund could support affordable housing developers

With the Town Council’s housing moratorium set to expire in a month, Brunswick officials are developing plans for a new fund to support developers who build affordable housing.
Published
October 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.
Published
October 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.
Published
October 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.
Published
October 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.