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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PublishedJuly 25, 2022
BIW wins contract to help design next-gen destroyer
The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a contract to help design its next generation of destroyers, the shipyard announced in a press release Friday afternoon.
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PublishedJuly 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.
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PublishedJune 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.
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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
First Maine Oyster Festival coming to Freeport
The festival will give Freeport residents and guests a chance to sample shellfish from up and down Maine’s coast.
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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 5, 2022
Bath group launches replica of 400-plus-year-old ship after decades of work
Thousands gathered in Bath Saturday to watch the christening and launch of Virginia, a reconstruction of the first English-built oceangoing ship built in the Americas.
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PublishedJune 2, 2022
King calls for more access to child care during Bath visit
Sen. Angus King argued expanding child care could help Maine attract workers.
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
State police charge Bath man with murder in his mother’s killing
State police arrested Jason Ibarra and charged him with murder in the death of Jeanine Ross, 66.
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PublishedApril 24, 2022
Wedding wave coming in 2022 after two years of pandemic postponements
Maine expects a surge in weddings big and small in 2022, according to local vendors and data from the Portland City Clerk’s office.
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