Scott Powers, who grew up on Barters Island, Boothbay and is a 1991 graduate of Boothbay Region High School, lives in the Pasadena, California area and sent this report of the fires still burning in the greater Los Angeles area.
Scott Powers is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Chicago Blackhawks. With over 15 years of experience as a sportswriter in the Chicagoland area, he specializes in hockey and competitive sports, as well as the broader themes of sports business and media. His work has been featured in Creative Loafing Tampa, Florida Politics, The New York Times, and several other notable publications.