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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PublishedApril 10, 2022
After years of buffering, Georgetown on the verge of high-speed internet
Georgetown Broadband, a company formed in 2020 dedicated to bringing high-speed internet access, started installing fiber-optic cables on March 24. The group’s leaders hope to begin providing service sometime this summer.
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PublishedApril 7, 2022
Bath flowers ‘pit stop’ for migrating bees
Maine Street Bath is updating its annual Downtown Flowers program to support bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Heliotrope will offer sustenance to the creatures, which play a vital role in local ecosystems and agriculture.
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PublishedApril 6, 2022
Harpswell charter school could shutter if consolidation bid gets rejected
Officials from Harpswell Coastal Academy announced on April 1 that they do not expect the Maine Charter School Commission to approve a plan to consolidate the institution’s two campuses.
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PublishedApril 6, 2022
RSU 1 hands over old Morse High School building to Bath
Bath officially took over the old high school building on April 1, 14 months after classes moved to a new $75 million school. Later this year, the city council will examine plans to repurpose the building into housing and a new fire station.
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PublishedApril 5, 2022
High utility costs drive increase in RSU 1’s proposed budget
Phippsburg would see the highest jump in the towns’ allocation to the district at 10.15%, while the increase for Woolwich would be less than a percent at .82%.
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PublishedApril 5, 2022
Brunswick clothing designer puts poetry in motion
Catherine Fisher Clothing sells high-end clothing with a twist: Each garment is based on a piece of poetry written by the company’s founder.
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PublishedApril 5, 2022
Maine group inspires young voters by putting them to work
Founded in 2020, Youth Work Makes the Booth Work is encouraging teenagers to participate in the democratic process – whether by voting or by working the polls themselves.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2022
After delay, Brunswick School Board lifts pre-K mask mandate
On March 23, the Brunswick School Board voted unanimously to lift the district’s pre-K mask mandate, reversing its March 9 decision.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2022
Genealogy project leads to hidden Bowdoin grave of Revolutionary soldier
A former resident is working with the town to refurbish the old family cemetery where Jonathan Brown is interred.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2022
Bath YMCA gets $1.5 million in federal funding toward child care center
A new child care center would allow the YMCA to expand its Pre-K Enrichment Program by 50% and provide infant care for the first time.
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