Local poets have until March 1 to submit their work to a new competition at Bath’s Patten Free Library. The contest is a new addition to the Library Park Poetry Walk, which will run for the second time this April. Competitors from the library’s service area should submit a 1-12 line poem with a hopeful […]
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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Maine State Music Theatre prepares for Amazing Technicolor Yard Sale
Maine State Music Theatre is calling for donations for its upcoming fundraiser, The Amazing Technicolor Yard Sale, which will take place on April 30 at 10 a.m. at 22 Elm St. in Brunswick. Donors can drop off new or lightly used items including furniture, electronics and kitchen goods to the same location on Wednesday and […]
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High lead levels detected in Bath schools’ drinking water not a worry, school official says
State testing showed the presence of lead in the drinking water of three Bath schools, but school officials blame that on water fountains being shut down during the pandemic.
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Brunswick postpones hearing on flavored tobacco ban
Brunswick’s Town Council canceled a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products just a day before the Feb. 22 hearing was set to take place. The cancellation was the result of concern the council had failed to give the public notice as required by Maine statute, according […]
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Midcoast Humane seeks funds for big move
Midcoast Humane has re-launched a campaign to raise $6 million to fund the renovation of a new facility, according to a press release. “The shelter at Range Road is simply no longer adequate,” the release read. “For the health and wellness of the animals in our care, we need to move them to a new […]
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Home births in Maine rise as patients seek control during pandemic
Home births in Maine jumped by 23% in 2020 according to CDC data, as patients avoided hospitals.
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Quite a catch: Program helps local schools serve Maine fish
Brunswick is one of 22 Maine school districts to offer freshly caught seafood through the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program.
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Skijoring draws 1,200 fans to Topsham’s inaugural competition
Twenty-two teams of horseback riders and skiers compete, and an organizer vows to have more spectator parking available next year.
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Sagadahoc County’s birth rate lowest in state
Births plummeted across the country in 2020, but Sagadahoc County’s saw an especially stark decline.
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Harpswell financial planner seeks House District 99 seat
Harpswell Democrat Sheila Menair is running to replace outgoing Rep. Jay McCreight.