Maine Currents | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Studio Engineer: John Greenman Questions and concerns about the proposed salmon aquaculture facility in Belfast Guests: Ellie Daniels, Belfast business owner, abutting property owner and member of Local Citizens for SMART Growth Lawrence Reichard, freelance columnist whose column Bricks and Mortars appears in the Republican Journal , lreichard@gmail.com Note: Nordic Aquaf...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by Matt Murphy John Hodgman speaking in Blue Hill, Maine about his most recent book, Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches which was just released in paperback Actor, humorist, author and podcaster John Hodgman summers here in this part of Maine- which is how the area became the subject of his most recent book Vacationland: True Stories from Painf...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Studio Engineer: John Greenman Supporters and Opponents Weigh in on the Nordic Aquafarms Proposal to Build a Facility in Belfast On recent Maine Currents programs we’ve done some reporting on the proposals to build land-based salmon aquaculture facilities in Bucksport and Belfast. Today we follow up with a closer look at the Belfast proposal which seems to be drawing a lo...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by Matt Murphy The Unveiling of Robert Shetterly’s “Americans Who Tell the Truth” Portrait of Rob McCall in Blue Hill, Maine on May 12th, 2018 For more information on Americans Who Tell the Truth and to see the portrait of Rob McCall: www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/portraits/rob-mccall Awanadjo Almanack airs at 7:30 a.m. every Friday on...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by John Greenman Waldo Indivisible’s recent forum featuring the Democrats who are vying to be that party’s gubernatorial candidate in the June 12th primary. Moderated by Ben Chin. Recorded in Belfast, Maine on 5/21/18 by John Greenman. Edited to fit this time slot. The post Maine Currents Special 5/29/18 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill,...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Maine Gubernatorial Candidates Forum Hosted by Penobscot Nation Recorded on Indian Island on April 25th, 2018. All 7 of the Democrats who are running attended. Republican Mary Mayhew declined. Some of the other invited candidates cited other obligations. Penobscot Ambassador Maulian Dana reports that Republicans Shawn Moody and Ken Fredette, and Independent Terry Hayes di...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Studio Engineer: John Greenman Segment 1: Belfast Salmon Aquaculture Proposal Raises Concerns Segment 2: Removing Guns From Mainers Deemed to be a Risk — Mainers Weigh in on “Red Flag” Bill Segment 1: As listeners may be aware, plans are underway for Nordic Aquafarms to build a large land-based aquaculture facility in Belfast. The proposed site is partly...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Our thanks for contributing audio for today’s program goes out to: Sonja Katharine Birthisel, Tracey Hair, Jeanne Curran, John Greenman Segment 1: “March for Our Lives” audio collage Segment 2: Salmon Aquaculture Proposed at Abandoned Mill Site in Bucksport 1: A collage of audio clips from local “March for Our Lives” events on 3/24/18. First...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Studio Engineer: John Greenman Opposition to Maine Taxpayers Funding “Corporate Welfare” for Military Contractor General Dynamics In February we reported on a proposal to give a $60 million tax break to Bath Iron Works at the expense of Maine taxpayers. Those who support the measure say it protects jobs, but those who oppose it see it as corporate welfare for...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Studio Engineer: John Greenman Non-binary Gender Identities & the work of the Health Equity Alliance Guests: Nik Sparlin, graduate of the New England School of Communications at Husson University, currently working on a second degree at the University of Maine; Ambureen Rana, Health Equity Center Coordinator at the Health Equity Alliance, and the Vice President of Ma...

Love Stories by Mainers, a storytelling event hosted by WERU-FM and Wednesday on Main, was held at the Alamo Theater in Bucksport, Maine on 2/14/18. Storytellers Becky and Rob McCall, David Weeda, Anu Dudley, Amy Roeder, Brook Minner, Carol Visser, Jonathan Fulford and Naomi Graychase took the stage to share their stories. Amy Browne of WERU-FM was the emcee. John Greenman recorded the event. Some...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Maine legislature considers restrictions on the discredited practice of “conversion therapy” On February 14th, the state legislature’s Labor, Commerce Research and Economic Development committee held a public hearing on LD 912, a bill that would prohibit licensed professionals from practicing “conversion therapy” on children. The practice– wh...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributor/Engineer: John Greenman Does General Dynamics Need $60 Million From the Pockets of Maine Taxpayers? The Maine legislature is considering a proposal to give a huge tax break to a military contractor. At the request of BIW, Representative Jennifer DeChant, a Democrat from Bath is sponsoring LD1781, “An Act To Encourage New Major Investments in Shipbuilding Facil...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Contributor/Engineer: John Greenman Segment 1: Immigrant’s Rights Rally at Bangor Bus Station Segment 2: CMP Draws Complaints Over Billing Increases & Storm Response Several Mainers braved the bitter cold on Saturday to attend a rally in Bangor calling attention to recent reports of Border agents asking bus passengers in Bangor where they were born, the possibl...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Forum: Congressional District 2 Democrats, Part 2 of 2 Candidates vying to be the Democratic challenger running against Bruce Poliquin in Congressional District 2 later this year drew a standing room only crowd at a forum in Belfast on Sunday, January 21st. The event was sponsored by the Belfast , MidCoast and Head of the Tide Indivisible groups and the Waldo County Chapt...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Forum: Congressional District 2 Democrats Candidates vying to be the Democratic challenger running against Bruce Poliquin in Congressional District 2 later this year drew a standing room only crowd at a forum in Belfast on Sunday, January 21st. The event was sponsored by the Belfast , MidCoast and Head of the Tide Indivisible groups and the Waldo County Chapter of Maine A...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Back to the Legislative Drawing Board on Marijuana Legalization in Maine As the state legislature returns for the January session, one of the things they are working on is setting up the rules that will govern legalized recreational marijuana in the state. After several months of bipartisan work, their last attempt was vetoed by the Governor and the legislature failed to...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne The 6th Annual Unity Rally at the Statehouse For the last 6 years Maine legislators returning for the January session have been greeted at the Statehouse by the Alliance for the Common Good. Their annual Unity Rally brings together a wide range of groups and individuals who want to make sure the issues they are working on in the state are not forgotten. Today on Maine Cur...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by: John Greenman & Matt Murphy Democrats Eyeing Poliquin’s Congressional Seat Meet with Voters (Part 2 of 2) Four of the Democratic challengers for Bruce Poliquin’s CD2 congressional seat were in Orland last week speaking on a panel organized by the Maine Common Good Coalition. Jonathan Fulford, Jared Golden, Tim Rich and Lucas St. Clair took qu...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by: John Greenman & Matt Murphy Democrats Eyeing Poliquin’s Congressional Seat Meet with Voters (Part 1 of 2) Four of the Democratic challengers for Bruce Poliquin’s CD2 congressional seat were in Orland last week speaking on a panel organized by the Maine Common Good Coalition. Jonathan Fulford, Jared Golden, Tim Rich and Lucas St. Clair took qu...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Studio Engineer: John Greenman Local Reaction to Tax Reform Bill Speakers at the rally outside Senator Susan Collin’s office in Bangor, Maine and coverage of the sit in that followed, and we open the phone lines so listeners can weigh in as well. Maine Currents- independent local news, views and culture, Tuesdays at 4pm on WERU-FM and weru.org The post Maine Current...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne FOUR FOUNDATIONAL THEORIES OF LABOR ACTIVISM IN MAINE: THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR, THE AFL, THE IWW, AND THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF EUGENE DEBS – a presentation by Marc Cryer, Director of the Bureau of Labor Education, the University of Maine, recorded at UMaine on 11/16/17. This was the final in the fall semester Marxist and Socialist Studies lecture series. Maine Currents-...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne “THE ELECTION OF TRUMP: ONE YEAR LATER” – a panel discussion held at the University of Maine on 11/9/17. The panelists were Kimberly Hammill, of the Bangor Racial and Economic Justice Coalition, Maia Dendinger of the Socialist Party of Maine, and Doug Allen, a Professor of Philosophy and peace activist who also moderated the discussion Maine Currents- independent lo...

Producer/Host: Amy Browne Audio recorded by Matt Murphy, edited by Amy Browne Poets and storytellers recorded at the recent Word Festival in Blue Hill, Maine FMI: wordfestival.org Maine Currents- independent local news, views and culture, Tuesdays at 4pm on WERU-FM and weru.org The post Maine Currents 10/31/17 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

Producer/Host: Amy Browne “Assessing the First Year of an Unconventional Presidency” – the 2017 Cohen Lecture at the University of Maine The 2017 Cohen Lecture at the University of Maine, recorded on October 13th. The topic was “Assessing the First Year of an Unconventional Presidency”. Panelists were Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, Ambassador Marc Grossman, former Under Secret...