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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PublishedFebruary 9, 2025
A Maine border town finds itself on the front line of a looming trade war
In Madawaska, at the state’s northern tip, fortunes are closely tied to its Canadian counterpart, Edmundston, across the St. John River.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2025
Washington plane crash victims were ‘like second parents’ to Maine figure skater
Natalie Santaguida, mother of Brunswick native Caroline Santaguida, said figure skating coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov became like family before they died in a plane crash last week.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2025
What the Lewiston shooter’s brain injury can tell us about blast exposure in the military
Experts say the gunman’s brain tissue points to traumatic injury ‘likely’ caused by blasts in the line of duty; the Army disagrees but is taking steps to limit exposure.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2024
Some in Maine get an early taste of winter this Thanksgiving
Power outages ticked up steadily throughout the afternoon, from fewer than 100 households across the state without power at 2:30 to nearly 17,000 at 7 p.m., according to Central Maine Power’s and Versant’s websites.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2024
A Maine law could have forced the Lewiston mass shooter into psychiatric treatment. Why wasn’t it used?
Like nearly every other state, Maine can compel those with serious mental illnesses to comply with outpatient treatment. But the law is rarely used. Some fear it threatens to return America to a dark era of institutionalization.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2024
‘A colossal failure’: Gov. Mills calls out Sagadahoc deputy, Army for failing to prevent Lewiston mass shooting
Shortly before Gov. Janet Mills’ speech, state police released an after-action report detailing its response to last October’s mass shooting that calls for more active shooter training.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2024
Gov. Mills to discuss findings of Lewiston shooting commission on Friday
More than 2 weeks after the final report was released, the governor will hold a news conference in Augusta to share her thoughts on the findings.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2024
Lewiston commission’s final report details reasons for shooter’s release from hospital
The panel held a news conference at Lewiston City Hall on Tuesday to release its final report, 9 months after it began its work investigating the facts surrounding the Oct. 25 mass shooting.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2024
Commission investigating Lewiston mass shooting to release final report next week
The panel investigating the state’s deadliest shooting will release its findings and recommendations on Tuesday.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2024
The 48 hours of confusion, chaos and fear after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting raise questions about police training
It took 2 days and 5 searches of a property in Lisbon, Maine, before police finally found the shooter’s body – despite repeated tips that it was his most likely hiding spot.
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