A Portland judge ruled Friday that the government must cover 70% of Friends of Frank J. Wood Bridge’s legal fees after a lengthy battle over the future of the historical structure, but the bridge may still be replaced.
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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Christening BIW’s latest warship, Collins and Navy leaders call for more
Speakers at Saturday’s christening of the future USS John Basilone celebrated the ship’s famous WWII hero namesake and called for a stronger Navy.
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Maine prepares for first Juneteenth as a state holiday
Municipal offices around the state of Maine will close Monday in observance of Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the US.
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Freeport, Durham and Pownal voters approve $37.3 million school budget
Regional School Unit 5’s proposed $37.3 million budget for the upcoming school year was passed Tuesday.
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Galletta of Durham wins House District 98 Republican primary
Jospeph Galletta will face fellow Orion Breen, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, in the November general election.
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Town officials pitch Freeport as a mountain biking destination
Freeport’s town council and conservation commission will hold a public forum at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall to workshop plans for an extensive system of mountain bike trails on Hedgehog Mountain, which proponents say will draw riders from around the region.
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Uvalde school massacre prompts Brunswick Junior High gun violence protest
Tuesday’s walk-out drew a rebuke from a Republican running for the state Legislature, who claimed the demonstration was partisan politicking.
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Bath group launches replica of 400-plus-year-old ship after decades of work
Thousands gathered in Bath Saturday to watch the christening and launch of Virginia, a reconstruction of the first English-built oceangoing ship built in the Americas.
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King calls for more access to child care during Bath visit
Sen. Angus King argued expanding child care could help Maine attract workers.
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State police charge Bath man with murder in his mother’s killing
State police arrested Jason Ibarra and charged him with murder in the death of Jeanine Ross, 66.