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.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.