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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PublishedMay 12, 2022
Addiction experts aim to reduce stigma around substance abuse treatment, harm reduction
A panel of experts Wednesday night at Morse argued education, empathy and harm-reduction could reverse the troubling increase in drug-related deaths in Maine.
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PublishedMay 12, 2022
Harpswell school survives after commission OKs plan to consolidate
The Maine Charter School Commission on Tuesday approved Harpswell Coastal Academy’s plan to consolidate its two campuses, which school officials say is necessary for the institution’s survival.
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PublishedMay 11, 2022
Brunswick vapers look elsewhere
Vape stores in other cities already are seeing more Brunswick customers in the weeks before Brunswick’s flavored tobacco and nicotine ban goes into effect.
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PublishedMay 10, 2022
Bath Rotary to host addiction awareness event
Organizers hope parents, teens and adults will attend the hourlong event at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Morse High School auditorium.
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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Bath library working to bridge the digital divide
Patten Free Library is partnering with the National Center for Digital Equity to bring free digital literacy classes like “internet safety” and “iPhone basics” to Bath.
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PublishedMay 8, 2022
Midcoast fishermen learn how to save themselves on Cundy’s Harbor
Last week, a Massachusetts-based organization held a free, two-day safety training for Midcoast fishermen.
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PublishedMay 8, 2022
Future uncertain for students of struggling Harpswell charter school
Some students at Harpswell Coastal Academy, which may be forced to shutter at the end of the year, say they would rather drop out than return to the traditional public school system.
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PublishedMay 4, 2022
Donation helps fund final work on Maine’s First Ship
The Maine Antiques Dealers Association presented Maine’s First Ship with a $1,000 check Wednesday afternoon, one month before the ship’s scheduled launch on June 4.
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PublishedMay 4, 2022
Bath gears up for National Bike Month
A mountain bike ride at the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s Lily Pond Preserve on May 7 will kick of a slate of events hosted by the Bath Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee celebrating National Bike Month.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
Bath-area board chooses long-term solution over tax cut
The Regional School Unit 1 Board of Directors approved a $40.2 million budget proposal for 2023 on Monday.
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