I have been covering Maine people and stories of public interest for more than 25 years. With genuine interest, I provide news and public affairs information to the people of Maine utilizing both radio and online media platforms. My other passions include my family and music. I am the founder of The Gifts of Music and also volunteer for the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure.
Susan Patten
Ad Controversy [Poll]
Many people say America's National Anthem should be changed from the Star Spangled Banner to America the Beautiful, because so many people think America the Beautiful is a more fitting tribute. It's certainly a little easier to sing.
But last night's rendition of America The Beautiful at the Superbowl has created quite a buzz, and not all of it is positive.
Eggy Smiles and New Opportunities [Video]
When I woke up this morning to realize that the listeners of Q106.5 had not only given, but pushed us well over this year's goal for the egg ride, I was ready and willing to do my part.
After a great breakfast at the Hungry Holllow 76'ERS Snowmobile Club in Levant all of the egg riders got dressed and loaded up with eggs.
Kids Helping Kids [VIDEO]
Some people may have thought there was some kind of terrible emergency today in Hermon when the Penbscot County Sheriff's Department and a Hermon fire truck rolled into Danforth's Market, but the kids of Hermon Elementary School knew what was up.
A Wildlife Rodeo of Sorts in Northern Maine
Tired of your desk job?
Want to lead a life of adventure?
You should think about becoming a moose "mugger" like the guys currently flying in northern Maine, on the hunt for moose.
Do You Believe? [POLL]
I've always been a fan of stories involving ghosts and other unusual occurrences and I have experienced some unexplained phenomenon in a home I once lived in as a child in Belfast.
Missing Man in Bangor Found Dead
Bangor Police have just announced the search for a missing Bangor man was suspended last night because the subject of the search was discovered dead.
Search for Missing Man Suspended
Bangor police are saying little this morning, other than to report they have suspended the search for a man reported missing.
A search was initiated, and the media was contacted to ask for the public's help in finding 51 year old John Eaton Jr.
Maine’s County Corrections System Under Review
The county jail system in Maine would be better served by operating as as a planned and coordinated system, with equitable distribution of costs as the Legislature envisioned back in 2008, as opposed to a "confederacy of temporary alliances."
That according to a commission report turned into the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety,
Early Morning House Fire Calls Out Several Departments
Fire fighters from numerous Penobscot County towns are on the scene this morning of a house fire.
The fire report came in to Penobscot Regional Dispatch around 2:30 from the Lower Detroit Road in Plymouth.
Can Someone Please Pass the Paper Towels? [VIDEO]
And it better be that quicker, picker-upper sort of brand too, because Mainers take care of Mainers, and that inevitably means I'm going to be slathered up in eggs Saturday.
I'm okay with the sloppy and nasty idea though because it means we're putting your cash contributions to good use at the Pine Tree Camp in Rome, Maine.