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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 event is part of the Maine Lit Fest. Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 10/1/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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 appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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 International License The post Around Town 9/29/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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 and Public Affairs Archives.

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 A Staged Reading of Tracy Lett’s The Minutes at the Wilson Museum’s Hutchins Education Center, Castine Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 9/25/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 9/24/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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 council meeting Thursday evening to arrive early, as there is a lot of interest in this issue. Bucksport council meetings are also live-streamed. Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 9/23/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 9/22/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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 4.0 International License The post Around Town 9/21/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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 declining, and both major parties seem to be suffering from voter frustration and anger. With a functioning democracy hanging by a thread, is the two-party system still the best way to govern? Guest/s: Lee Drutman, Senior fellow in the Political Reform program at New America. Nicholas Jacobs, Goldfarb Family Distinguished Associate Professor of American Government, Colby College. To learn more about this topic: Visit LWVME.org About the host: Ann Luther currently serves as Treasurer of the League of Women Voters of Maine and leads the LWVME Advocacy Team. She served as President of LWVME from 2003 to 2007 and as co-president from 2007-2009. The post Democracy Forum 9/18/26: Our Two Party System: How’s It Holding Up? first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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 Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 9/18/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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 appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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 Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 9/15/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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 from 9am-4pm, at Blue Ridge Farms, 1284 Waltham Road, Waltham, Maine Door prizes and raffles Free, includes lunch Pre-registration is requested so the caterer has an accurate head count. Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 9/14/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

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.