Drew Johnson

Staff Writer

Drew is the night reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He previously covered South Portland, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth for the Sentry, Leader and Southern Forecaster. Though he is from Massachusetts, Drew grew up going to his family’s lake house in Denmark, Maine, learning to snow ski at Pleasant Mountain and water ski on Moose Pond. While he started as a “Vacationlander”, Drew adopted “the way life should be” motto and moved to Portland in 2021.

New housing caps proposed in Scarborough to regulate growth

by Drew Johnson February 16, 2023February 19, 2023

Town councilors say the building permit allotments allowed in the draft plan to revise the town’s growth management ordinance may be too high.

American Journal, Business, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster

Scarborough Planning Board gives green light to state’s first Costco

by Drew Johnson August 30, 2022August 31, 2022

The Scarborough Planning Board approved site plan designs and various waivers that pave the way for the popular membership-only big box store to be built at The Downs.