John Terhune

Portland Press Herald

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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May 17, 2022

Bath 5K to honor competitor in first 4-minute mile race

The George Dole Bath Rotary 4-Way 5K, which will start at 9 a.m. this Saturday at Morse High School, will honor George Dole, a local Rotarian who raced against track legend Roger Bannister in 1954.
Published
May 16, 2022

Gov. Mills calls for housing expansion during Bath visit

Gov. Janet Mills discussed labor, housing and inflation with local business owners during a visit to Bath Monday afternoon.
Published
May 15, 2022

Unified literacy class builds reading skills and community at Morse

An art and poetry gala at Morse High School Thursday evening offered the students and teachers behind a new unified literacy program an opportunity to celebrate what Principal Eric Varney called a “paradigm shift” for the school.
Published
May 12, 2022

Addiction experts aim to reduce stigma around substance abuse treatment, harm reduction

A panel of experts Wednesday night at Morse argued education, empathy and harm-reduction could reverse the troubling increase in drug-related deaths in Maine.
Published
May 12, 2022

Harpswell school survives after commission OKs plan to consolidate

The Maine Charter School Commission on Tuesday approved Harpswell Coastal Academy’s plan to consolidate its two campuses, which school officials say is necessary for the institution’s survival.
Published
May 11, 2022

Brunswick vapers look elsewhere

Vape stores in other cities already are seeing more Brunswick customers in the weeks before Brunswick’s flavored tobacco and nicotine ban goes into effect.
Published
May 10, 2022

Bath Rotary to host addiction awareness event

Organizers hope parents, teens and adults will attend the hourlong event at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Morse High School auditorium.
Published
May 9, 2022

Bath library working to bridge the digital divide

Patten Free Library is partnering with the National Center for Digital Equity to bring free digital literacy classes like “internet safety” and “iPhone basics” to Bath.
Published
May 8, 2022

Midcoast fishermen learn how to save themselves on Cundy’s Harbor

Last week, a Massachusetts-based organization held a free, two-day safety training for Midcoast fishermen.
Published
May 8, 2022

Future uncertain for students of struggling Harpswell charter school

Some students at Harpswell Coastal Academy, which may be forced to shutter at the end of the year, say they would rather drop out than return to the traditional public school system.