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
A Victim of Sexual Assault Shares Her Story in Hope of Empowering Others
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and for me, it's personal.
While one might recount a personal experience by claiming "I have this friend...," this story is very personal, and it is about a dear friend.
This April, fifteen years after her brutal attack, we've decided together that I should tell her story again in hope that other victims of sexual assault will come forward and rep
Do Animals Signal Potential Danger? [Video & Poll]
It's been suggested animals are intuitive and can predict danger well before humans realize what's going on.
That would certainly explain how dogs, trained to predict seizures, can save a person's life.
The job of a journalist is to recognize and follow trends, and lately the trend that has me more than a little curious is the spate of earthquakes being reported.
Bangor Man Indicted on Depraved Indifference Murder Charge
The Penobscot County Grand Jury handed up several indictments and one case involves the death of a baby girl in Bangor.
Where Law Enforcement and Treatment Meet in Maine’s ‘War on Drugs’ [Video]
Crime, sex, and drugs, but the only rock 'n' roll in these women's lives is the time they've wasted going in and out of the corrections system in Maine, all because of their addiction to drugs.
"Most of them never start out intending to become addicts and criminals," states Kennebec County Sheriff Randal Liberty.
Sheriff Liberty oversees a drug rehabilitation program inside the jail and
When Music Heals and Inspires [Video]
Sarah Robinson may not have known cancer was creeping in to her body when she did, if it had not been for her drumming.
There was a feeling that just wasn't right in her arm and hand, and after a gig with the family band, Sarah got that feeling checked out, and it turned into a brain cancer diagnosis.
It was during her treatment that Sarah realized other people in Maine enduring cancer treatment w
Bank Robbery in Corinth
Penobscot County Sheriff's deputies and State Police are scouring the Corinth and Hudson area at this hour after a reported bank robbery.
The robbery was reported just after 9 this morning at the Camden National Bank Branch on Main Street in Corinth.
Former State Police Chief Accused of Sexual Contact with Minor
Former Maine State Police Chief Andrew Demers, 73, of New Gloucester posted bail this morning and was released from Cumberland County Jail after being charged with unlawful sexual contact of a minor.
Dead Man Identified by Police as Bangor Resident
Bangor Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a man's death and now they're reaching out to the public for more information.
During last week's major snow storm, police received a report on a person lying on the ground in front of the Walmart sign on Stillwater Avenue.
Man Attacked By Baby Moose in Maine [VIDEO]
Earlier this week I had the thrilling opportunity to accompany wildlife biologists with the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department as they checked in on bear dens and collected biological data to asses the health of the bear population.