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
November 22, 2022

Brunswick to buy land for $4 million, preventing controversial housing development

Backed by both housing and environmental advocates, the Brunswick Town Council Monday approved a nearly $4 million land purchase that could affect the town’s landscape for decades to come.
Published
November 15, 2022

Midcoast police agencies feeling weight of widespread labor shortage

Brunswick, Topsham and Freeport are just three of dozens of communities around the state searching for police officers, thanks to a shortage that local department heads attribute to a hot labor market, generational shifts in the workforce and a negative public perception of law enforcement following George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
Published
November 1, 2022

After years of dipping into own pocket, Brunswick teacher surprised with free classroom supplies

After several years of dipping into her own paycheck to stock her fifth grade classroom, Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School teacher Erin Deschesne won $500 worth of school supplies from education company Teach Starter Tuesday.
Published
October 5, 2022

Brunswick aerospace companies team up to launch cremated human remains into space

BluShift Aerospace announced Wednesday it has agreed to a deal for five suborbital launches with Northern Lights Space Exploration LP, a startup that launches ashes into suborbital space for memorial services.
Published
October 4, 2022

Extreme heat, heavy rain, lawn runoff blamed for Brunswick clam die-off

Four acres of Brunswick clams died across several bays this summer, likely due to high temperatures, low tides and an algae bloom.
Published
August 23, 2022

Maine fares better than most despite slip in life expectancy

Life expectancy declined in Maine in 2020, but 47 other states were hit harder during the pandemic’s first year.
Published
August 22, 2022

Brunswick public mural project by Hallowell artists has been delayed

The installation of a 14,000-square-foot mural on the exterior of Fort Andross has been pushed to mid-2023 due to logistical hurdles and criticism of how the proposed mural depicts the area’s history.
Published
August 21, 2022

Highland Games connect Mainers to Scottish roots

The 43rd annual Maine Highland Games brought traditional Scotish athletics, piping and dance competitions to Brunswick on Saturday.
Published
August 15, 2022

Electric slide: Consumers and government push for more electric vehicles

Maine is pushing to increase the number of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids on the road from 7,000 to 219,000 by 2030.
Published
August 4, 2022

Faced with educator shortage, Brunswick school joins wave of schools hiring from within

Former Kate Furbish Vice Principal Annie Young will take on the school’s interim principal role this year while many other districts struggle to fill teacher, administrator and support staff roles.