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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PublishedJune 8, 2023
Senate advances bill to partially decriminalize prostitution
Gov. Janet Mills has yet to announce a stance on the bill that would eliminate the crime of engaging in prostitution but maintain penalties for those who solicit sex workers.
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PublishedJune 2, 2023
Heavily redacted 911 transcripts offer few clues about shootings in Bowdoin and Yarmouth
State police released more than 2 dozen emergency call transcripts related to an April 18 mass shooting, but many of the documents are so heavily redacted they provide no new information.
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PublishedJune 2, 2023
Fire at Portland apartment leaves residents homeless
At least 10 people are searching for new housing after a fire in their apartment building on Bramhall Street early Friday.
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PublishedMay 31, 2023
State completes long-awaited upgrades to Windham prison
The $142 million renovation of the Maine Correctional Center in Windham came mostly to an end Wednesday after 5 years of construction.
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
Investigators believe driver in fatal crash went wrong way on Bucknam Road off-ramp
Police continue to investigate why Nancy Ezhaya of Yarmouth was driving in the wrong direction on Interstate 295 when she hit another vehicle in a crash that killed both drivers and injured a passenger.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Lawsuit accuses bishop of Diocese of Portland of facilitating sexual abuse
The suit alleges that Bishop Robert Deeley was one of three high-ranking members of the Catholic Church who were negligent in allowing a high school administrator in Massachusetts to sexually abuse minors for several years starting in 2011.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Court grants new life to lawsuit challenging Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers
Three judges on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a lower court’s decision to throw out a legal challenge to the state’s COVID-19 mandate for health care workers.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Deering teen who ran away found safe
Vinny Rivard, 14, has been returned to his family after running away Sunday night, police announced Thursday night.
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
April shooting was self-inflicted, South Portland police say
A 911 transcript obtained by the Press Herald provides few details about an April 12 shooting on B Street, which police have stopped investigating.
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
Burglary suspect steals police cruiser and flees scene, police say
After Alexis N. Irving, 29, managed to slip from custody late Sunday night, South Portland police used the stolen cruiser’s GPS system to track her to a home in Biddeford.
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