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 13, 2022
Woolwich family sues Amazon over fatal highway crash
Misty Fisher and her family filed a negligence lawsuit Monday after a delivery driver hit and killed her husband in Topsham in July 2020.
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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Delayed consolidation vote could doom Harpswell charter school
The Maine Charter School Commission voted Tuesday to defer decision on Harpswell Coastal Academy’s request to consolidate its 2 campuses for the upcoming school year.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
Frustrated by Bath, Woolwich towers, environmental group looks to U.S. Supreme Court for relief
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay objects to flashing lights on 2 electrical towers near the Chops Passage, which it says are unnecessary.
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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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