WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Congresswoman Chellie Pingree of Maine and Democrats from Texas demand that DHS and ICE leaders require agents use body cameras, provide training on how to use them properly, and answer questions about why they haven’t been worn (and whether there have been any consequences for failure to wear them — with an October 14th deadline to respond… Early voting...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Sardinefest at the Penobscot Marine Museum Indivisible’s “Hands Off Our Vote! Live from NYC: How We Can Protect Our Elections” Book Bans: A Conversation with Jennifer Finney Boylan – join Barnswallow Books, the MWPA, and the ACLU of Maine for a conversation during Banned Books Week about the importance of free speech in writing and publishing. This...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Beth C Wright Cancer Resource Center event, Finding Peace in a Frantic World, a new 8-week mindfulness series led by Jen Harry Jesup Memorial Library Events Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 9/30/26: Local News, Culture and Events first app...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Official Maine Elections/Voting Information and Voter Registration More voter information and deadlines from the ACLU of Maine Saving Walden’s World screening / fundraiser for Mabel Wadsworth Center, tonight at the Colonial Theatre in Belfast Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Proposed moratorium on data centers in Bucksport clears first hurdle at September 24th town council meeting Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 9/28/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Penobscot Marine Museum’s Discover the Value: Antiques Appraisal Event, Searsport Second Annual Book It 5k at the Carver Memorial Library, Searsport You Be the Jury: The Unsolved 1815 Ellsworth Axe Murder, Ellsworth Historical Society’s mock trial of True Crime 1815: The Trial of Dr. Moses Adams, who was accused of murdering his wife, Ellsworth Public Library...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Watch Tuesday’s bicameral Congressional shadow hearing on the deaths of several people at the hands of “ICE” –and the lack of investigations and accountability The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way, by William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden and Kirsten Berg, ProPublica, 22Sep2026 Theme music...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne The Bucksport town council will have a first reading of a proposed moratorium on data centers Thursday evening, after residents learned town officials have been approached by representatives of a company expressing interest in building one near the old mill site. Bucksport resident Don White joins us with the details – and advises those who plan to attend the counci...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Oversight Democrats will hold a bicameral shadow hearing in Washington this afternoon on multiple fatal shootings by ICE The hearing will be streamed live, starting at 3:30pm, on Senator Richard Blumenthal’s facebook page Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Beth Cole from Loaves & Fishes food pantry stops by to let listeners know about their upcoming major fundraiser for 2026 – an evening with Noel Paul Stookey at the historic Grand Theater in Ellsworth, Thursday, September 24th, 7:00-8:30?PM Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4....

Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine Production Assistance: Linda Washburn, Joel Mann Democracy Forum: Participatory Democracy, encouraging citizens to take an active role in government and politics. This month: It’s been five years since we did a show on our two-party system and the future of American democracy. But the topic is still very much of interest. Party membership is...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Maine CDC confirms measles case in Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife First printing of Maine Constitution since 1876 unveiled in Augusta this week — includes the redacted indigenous treaty obligations 22nd Annual Camden Film Festival kicked off Thursday and runs through the weekend Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attr...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Amy’s coworker and former office-mate Pepin Mittelhauser, WERU’s Digital Operations Manager, runs the sound at most WERU events- and is here with an invitation for two upcoming events. WERU presents a concert with BAIT BAG, featuring special guest Downeast party rockers Hot Velvet to open, Saturday, September 26, 7 pm at the American Legion Hall in Belfast. Fe...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Voting information from the Maine Secretary of State’s office Meet Poutine! Storytime at the Witherle Art Stuff Sale in Belfast Bucksport Town Council Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 9/16/26: Local News, Culture and Events first app...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne ILAP Statement on Administration’s Failure to Issue a Decision on Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador College of the Atlantic’s Share the Harvest program welcomes The Soulbenders to COA Beech Hill Farm for its annual benefit concert. Penobscot Marine Museum’s Home School Days Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Mary Thibodeau of Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District is here with an invitation to the 2026 Wild Blueberry Resilience Summit, a gathering of wild blueberry growers, scientists, conservations, policy makers, and local, state, and federal partners to address drought, rising costs, and the future of Maine’s signature crop, on Friday, September 18, 2026...

CJ Kenna | Producer + Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 9/13/26: No Fun, Like Alligators first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Currently she is writing a book about how to cast the r...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Chrissy Fowler, Belfast Flying Shoes and 25 years ago today Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 9/11/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

Host: Sarah Alexander Common Ground Radio is an hour-long discussion of local food and organic agriculture with people here in the state of Maine and beyond. This month: This year marks the 50th annual Common Ground Country Fair. Each fall since 1977, people from all across Maine and the Northeast have come together to celebrate the harvest, learn from each other, and build community. On the Septe...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Sea Chantey Singalongs with Guest Chanteyman Stephen Sanfilippo, this afternoon at the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport Orland River Day, September 12, 2026, 9am-3pm Sunday afternoon Friends of Sears Island is offering “Making Art in the Wild” – a cyanotype and nature stamping workshop with artist Ashley Megquier Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Maine CD1 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s letter to Speaker Johnson Tuesday, urging resistance to Trump’s efforts to build a 250 arch outside Arlington National Cemetery, and earlier this summer speaking in a Congressional Hearing MoveOn / No Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call, Thursday, September 10 8 – 9pm EDT Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed und...

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Sarah Scamperle from the Blue Hill Coop with details of their Democracy Day events coming up on September 15th. For those planning to register to vote that day, the following forms of ID are acceptable: 1.) Unexpired government issued photo ID (driver’s license, state ID card, passport, military identification) 2.) Student photo ID 3.) Birth certificate 4.) Social securit...

Andree Bella | Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 9/6/26: Othering first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Currently she is writing a book about how to cast the r...