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
Brewer Police Search for Big Apple Robbery Suspect {Update with Video}
Brewer police have provided this short surveillance video from the store this morning saying this is a person of interest in this morning's robbery of the Big Apple store.
Thanks for the Memories; Bangor Civic Center Will Soon Be a Parking Lot [VIDEO]
It was almost surreal watching the heavy machinery tear away pieces of the brick and steel today of what once was the Bangor Civic Center.
High Speed Chase Comes To Abrupt Halt When Driver Hits House
This morning from a press release from the Bangor Police Department:
On June 6, 2013 at about 230AM, Officer Shawn Green and other units responded to the Dartmouth Street area to the report of a car alarm.
Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation of Ellsworth School
School students in the elementary-middle school in Ellsworth have been evacuated and safely relocated to the Ellsworth High School this morning.
Ellsworth Police report a note was found on a wall in the boys room stating their was a bomb in a student locker...
What Goes Up is Coming Down
Who doesn't have memories of the Bangor Auditorium and Civic Center?
Five Students Charged in MDI High Vandalism; Lobster Bait Stench Closes School [UPDATE]
Five students, including four seniors, have been charged in connection with the vandalism that shut down Mount Desert Island High School Friday morning.
Facebook Connection Revealed in Court Records Released in Nichole Cable Murder
The social media connection in the Nichole Cable murder case is revealed, along with other details police and prosecutors believe show probable cause to support the murder indictment handed up against Kyle Dube, 20, of Orono today.
Right to Know Vs. Want to Know; What Do You Think?
It's a homicide case that caught the attention of the entire state when the mother of Nichole Cable, Kristine Wiley, made an impassioned plea for any information on the whereabouts of her 15 year old daughter.
Now only a few weeks later, a 20 year old Orono man is in the Penobscot County Jail on a charge of knowing and intentional homicide in connection with her death...
A Possible Phish Invasion on the Penobscot River Prompts “Incident Management” Training
As the Waterfront Concert Series becomes a permanent fixture in Bangor, emergency management officials are being proactive.
One particular concert this summer has Maine Emergency Management officials working with Bangor, Brewer, and Penobscot County emergency response personnel to train in advance to be prepared to prevent and mitigate any safety or security issues...
Murder Suspect Held Without Bail in Glenburn Teen’s Death
BANGOR, Maine -- The Orono man accused of killing a Glenburn teenager is being held without bail after a Wednesday morning appearance at the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor.