John Terhune

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
July 12, 2022

Ice cream shop still serving Brunswick after 67 years

After selling The Dairy Frost on Bath Road last year, longtime owner Kathy Bollinger and her family are helping to keep the Brunswick institution running.
Published
July 11, 2022

Interest rate hikes hinder Midcoast homebuyers

Rising interest rates have made it more difficult for prospective new homebuyers to compete in a hot housing market, according to local realtors.
Published
July 7, 2022

After husband’s death, Brunswick woman’s baking goes from therapy to booming business

Taxi drivers, police officers and students have helped turn family business Kristie’s Creations into a late-night hot spot.
Published
July 6, 2022

State law sparks energy savings in Brunswick and Topsham

Nearly 8,000 Central Maine Power customers can expect $8.5 million in savings thanks to ‘nonwire’ upgrades required by a 2019 law.
Published
July 5, 2022

Former science teacher to steer Harpswell charter school through tumultuous year

After seven years in the classroom, Mel Christensen Fletcher will serve as the interim head of school of Harpswell Coastal Academy, which hopes to follow up its consolidation process with a charter renewal.
Published
July 4, 2022

Americana punctuates Bath’s Heritage Days celebration

Bath hosted its four-day Heritage Days festival this weekend, after the pandemic cancelled the last two editions of the 50-year-old event.
Published
July 4, 2022

Pinball wizards and moral decay? Freeport reconsiders historic gaming restrictions

On July 5, the Freeport Town Council will consider changing a decades-old ordinance that regulates pinball and other coin-operated games.
Published
June 30, 2022

Brunswick aerospace company to build Downeast launch site

BluShift Aerospace on Wednesday announced plans to build a space complex in Steuben, but company founder and CEO Sasha Deri said Brunswick will remain the company’s base.
Published
June 29, 2022

Jam bands roll into Brunswick for weekend campout

This weekend’s Summer Jam Camp Out at Thomas Point Beach and Campground will put a family-friendly twist on the overnight music festival.
Published
June 28, 2022

Brunswick pauses most housing development projects

Brunswick’s town council voted Monday to approve an emergency 180-day moratorium on the review and approval of most housing development projects while it considers new housing policies.