Collins and Rep. Jared Golden were joined on a tour of BIW by U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday.
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.
Mentorship group strikes gold with bowling fundraiser
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick raised over $61,000 through its ‘Bowl for Kids’ Sake’ fundraiser, exceeding its $50,000 goal.
Poetry becomes a time machine at Patten Free Library
Friday at 3 p.m., Patten Free Library will host “The Poetry of Maine,” a virtual discussion on four Sagadahoc County poets from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Under cloud of uncertainty, Harpswell Charter School elects to fight for survival
The Board of Directors of Harpswell Coastal Academy unanimously voted Wednesday to keep developing a plan to consolidate the school’s 2 campuses.
Woolwich family sues Amazon over fatal highway crash
Misty Fisher and her family filed a negligence lawsuit Monday after a delivery driver hit and killed her husband in Topsham in July 2020.
Delayed consolidation vote could doom Harpswell charter school
The Maine Charter School Commission voted Tuesday to defer decision on Harpswell Coastal Academy’s request to consolidate its 2 campuses for the upcoming school year.
Frustrated by Bath, Woolwich towers, environmental group looks to U.S. Supreme Court for relief
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay objects to flashing lights on 2 electrical towers near the Chops Passage, which it says are unnecessary.
After years of buffering, Georgetown on the verge of high-speed internet
Georgetown Broadband, a company formed in 2020 dedicated to bringing high-speed internet access, started installing fiber-optic cables on March 24. The group’s leaders hope to begin providing service sometime this summer.
Bath flowers ‘pit stop’ for migrating bees
Maine Street Bath is updating its annual Downtown Flowers program to support bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Heliotrope will offer sustenance to the creatures, which play a vital role in local ecosystems and agriculture.
Harpswell charter school could shutter if consolidation bid gets rejected
Officials from Harpswell Coastal Academy announced on April 1 that they do not expect the Maine Charter School Commission to approve a plan to consolidate the institution’s two campuses.