Brunswick, Topsham and Freeport are just three of dozens of communities around the state searching for police officers, thanks to a shortage that local department heads attribute to a hot labor market, generational shifts in the workforce and a negative public perception of law enforcement following George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
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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Brunswick wants to buy 283 acres, halting controversial housing development proposal
After extending a development moratorium designed to protect Brunswick’s fragile coastal ecosystem, the Town Council unveiled plans to purchase 283 acres of land near Maquoit Bay on Monday evening.
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Ski swaps offer Midcoast residents bargains and community
Ski swaps in Brunswick and Freeport this weekend will provide a great opportunity for newbies and experts alike to score a bargain on winter sports gear, according to organizers.
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After years of dipping into own pocket, Brunswick teacher surprised with free classroom supplies
After several years of dipping into her own paycheck to stock her fifth grade classroom, Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School teacher Erin Deschesne won $500 worth of school supplies from education company Teach Starter Tuesday.
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Brunswick High reports decline in vaping following flavored tobacco ban, but there might be other reasons
Fewer Brunswick High School students have been caught vaping this fall, but some teens remain hooked on nicotine, according to administrators.
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Harpswell charter school hunts for ways to reopen even as it plans its closure
Two weeks after the Maine Charter School Commission decided not to renew Harpswell Coastal Academy’s charter, school leadership is beginning the complicated and untested closure process, even as it searches for routes to reopen.
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Fearing coastal pollution, Brunswick passes moratorium to delay housing development in watershed
The Brunswick Town Council responded to growing concerns about the health of its coastal ecosystems Monday evening by imposing an emergency moratorium on development projects within the Maquoit Bay Watershed.
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Frank J. Wood inspection will delay traffic
Maine Department of Transportation engineers will inspect the Frank J. Wood Bridge from Oct. 25-27, according to a department press release.
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Harpswell charter school set to close after commissioners shoot down renewal bid
The Maine Charter School Commission narrowly rejected Harpswell Coastal Academy’s charter renewal application Tuesday afternoon, ending the school’s months-long fight for survival.
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Demand for housing, commercial space growing in Topsham, according to market analysis
A market analysis of Topsham’s commercial corridors found high prices in Portland have boosted demand for housing, offices and industrial space in the Midcoast, providing an opportunity for Topsham developers.