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
Holocaust Remembrance Day; The Senseless Persecution Still a Problem
You were forced to register and wear an identifying badge.
You were ripped away from your homes, herded like cattle into box cars, and sent away to concentration camps.
In those camps you were starved, beaten, humiliated, shot, and gassed to death because you were Jewish.
Island Living in Maine; Is it For You? [VIDEO]
The phrase "you can't get there from here" comes to mind, unless of course you have a boat or barge.
Dear Visitors from “Away” Please Leave Your Camp Firewood at Home
It's a common practice that state officials are hoping to nip in the bud in order to protect the state's trees, specifically the Ash species.
It’s right on our doorstep and it’s a destructive little creature called the Emerald Ash Borer. Acadia National Park Biologist Judy Hazen-Connery says they’re hosting a workshop next week that will be very helpful in identifying the insect which has already
Maine’s Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel Releases Information [Full Report]
There were 26 homicides in Maine in 2013, and according to the Department of Public Safety, 12 of them were domestic violence related.
Back in 1997, the state legislature mandated the creation of the Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel, and it's been required to review the homicide cases involving domestic violence in order to prepare recommendations for change.
Don’t Try This At Home! [Video]
I love wildlife and nature and I'm blessed with a backyard that's frequently visited by deer, turkey, fox, turtles, tons of birds, and those cunnin' little chipmunks and squirrels.
I also spend a lot of money annually on seed for the birds and cracked corn when the ducks and ducklings arrive.
Dover-Foxcroft Shooting Victim Identified
The case is still an active investigation but police in Dover-Foxcroft identify one of the men involved in a fight earlier this week.
Three men were hospitalized after a fight broke out in Dover-Foxcroft early Tuesday morning.
Bangor Man Faces Charges in Trenton Hit and Run
A Bangor man faces several charges after leaving the scene of a crash in Trenton that caused a lot of disruption.
The crash was reported shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday and the Hancock County Sheriff's Deputies arrived on the scene on Route 3 to discover a Jeep and a broken utility pole, but no driver.
[UPDATE] Hit & Run Crash Causes Power Disruption in Hancock County
A lot of people are without power this morning as the result of a hit and run crash in Hancock County.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s department has the Jeep that crashed into a utility pole this morning on Route 3 in Trenton but the driver wasn't in the vehicle.
Ending Hunger Checks Help Those in Need
Thanks to the creativity and hard work of federal credit union employees in Maine several area nonprofit food pantries and shelters get big checks to help them re-stock.
14 nonprofits serving Penobscot County received checks today, each totaling over 1-thousand dollars.
3 Men Hurt in Fight in Dover-Foxcroft
Dover-Foxcroft Police Chief Dennis Dyer says 3 men have been hospitalized as the result of an early morning fight.
The call came into police around 6 this morning from Lancaster Avenue in Dover-Foxcroft.