Home births in Maine jumped by 23% in 2020 according to CDC data, as patients avoided hospitals.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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Quite a catch: Program helps local schools serve Maine fish
Brunswick is one of 22 Maine school districts to offer freshly caught seafood through the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program.
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Skijoring draws 1,200 fans to Topsham’s inaugural competition
Twenty-two teams of horseback riders and skiers compete, and an organizer vows to have more spectator parking available next year.
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Sagadahoc County’s birth rate lowest in state
Births plummeted across the country in 2020, but Sagadahoc County’s saw an especially stark decline.
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Harpswell financial planner seeks House District 99 seat
Harpswell Democrat Sheila Menair is running to replace outgoing Rep. Jay McCreight.
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Brunswick bookmobile to hit streets in 2023
Curtis Memorial Library plans to purchase a mobile library, which will provide books, Wi-Fi and programming services to the people of Brunswick and Harpswell.
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Bath once again deemed bicycle friendly
Bath has earned another bronze-level “Bicycle Friendly Community” designation from the League of American Cyclists, but cycling advocates see a continued need to improve infrastructure.
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SAD 75 searches for stability and a superintendent
The Board of Directors of will review nine applicants for the district’s superintendent position. Four men have held the role since 2018.
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Harpswell Democrat enters House race
Cheryl Golek of Harpswell has announced she’s running to represent District 99 in the Maine House of Representatives. Golek will face financial advisor Sheila Menair in the Democratic primary on June 14 before November’s general election. The winner will succeed Democrat Rep. Jay McCreight, who cannot run in 2022 due to term-limit rules. House District […]
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Dodgeball leads off new Brunswick adult intramural league
Midcoast adults can return to their gym class glory days through the new Adult Intramural Sports League on the Landing. The program, the result of a partnership between the Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department, Wild Oats Bakery and Flight Deck Brewing, will kick off with two five-week dodgeball sessions starting March 15. Co-ed teams of […]