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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PublishedApril 23, 2025
Maine may use cameras to catch speeders in highway work zones
A bill before a legislative committee would test the use of cameras and sensors to identify and automatically ticket speeders in highway construction zones.
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PublishedApril 15, 2025
Uncle Henry’s back online following ransomware attack
Company president Kevin Webb said no sensitive personal information was compromised during the hack, which forced the business to shut its website down for nearly a month.
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PublishedApril 9, 2025
In Saco, the anatomy of a housing proposal toppled by residents
A recent battle over a large housing development embodies how small groups of vocal neighbors can apply pressure to local planning officials.
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PublishedApril 3, 2025
Maine immigrants, undocumented or not, ‘walking on glass’ as enforcement ramps up
The Trump administration’s focus on detaining and deporting suspected undocumented immigrants, coupled with differing approaches by local law enforcement agencies, has spread fear and uncertainty.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2025
Key details in forensic evaluation of Lewiston shooter redacted from public release
A long-awaited review of the Lewiston mass shooter conducted by Walter Reed National Military Center may contain a second opinion on what led to his violent behavior — but heavy redactions make it impossible to know.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2025
Laurel Libby turns muzzle into megaphone in transgender competition debate
‘I think it was a huge misstep,’ the Auburn Republican said in an interview, referring to House Democrats’ vote last week to censure her.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2025
The other Cards: the guilt and grief of loving a mass shooter
Members of the Bowdoin family are among the few relatives of a mass shooter to ever talk openly about their experience.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2025
Kittery day care had no carbon monoxide detectors before poisoning
A report from the state fire marshal’s office sent to parents shows Building Blocks Learning Center had several violations, including a lack of carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers.
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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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