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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PublishedJune 27, 2022
Tough labor market leaves Midcoast summer camps short staffed
Young workers are turning down camp counselor jobs for better-paying options, forcing some local camps to cap enrollment or cut programming.
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PublishedJune 24, 2022
House committee approves another warship, could benefit Bath Iron Works
The House Armed Services Committee voted early Thursday to approve its markup of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, which includes funds for a third DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, due in part to lobbying from Rep. Jared Golden.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Brunswick Landing mastermind to tackle Aroostook project
Steve Levesque, who guided the redevelopment of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, will lead a project to bring businesses to the former Loring Air Force Base in Aroostook County.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Oyster festival comes to Freeport
The first Maine Oyster Festival will give Freeport residents and guests a chance to sample shellfish from up and down Maine’s coast.
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PublishedJune 22, 2022
BIW would benefit from proposal for multi-year deal to build destroyers
Sen. Angus King says the Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of the National Defense Authorization Act allows for up to 15 DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers the shipyard can compete to build.
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PublishedJune 22, 2022
Harpswell cemetery damaged by unknown driver
An unknown vehicle damaged several gravestones in West Harpswell Cemetery earlier this week, including a 6-foot-tall granite obelisk, according to the cemetery’s management group.
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PublishedJune 22, 2022
‘Developers will flee’: Brunswick Council holds off on proposed development moratorium
The Brunswick Town Council postponed its vote on a proposed emergency housing development moratorium Tuesday after more than a dozen community members spoke out against the measure.
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PublishedJune 20, 2022
Government forced to cover plaintiffs’ legal fees in Topsham bridge battle
A Portland judge ruled Friday that the government must cover 70% of Friends of Frank J. Wood Bridge’s legal fees after a lengthy battle over the future of the historical structure, but the bridge may still be replaced.
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PublishedJune 19, 2022
Christening BIW’s latest warship, Collins and Navy leaders call for more
Speakers at Saturday’s christening of the future USS John Basilone celebrated the ship’s famous WWII hero namesake and called for a stronger Navy.
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PublishedJune 16, 2022
Maine prepares for first Juneteenth as a state holiday
Municipal offices around the state of Maine will close Monday in observance of Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the US.
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