Maine Currents 12/19/17

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 questions from a packed audience for close to 2 hours. A 5th candidate, Craig Olson, was unable to attend due to illness.

Note: Part 1 is now available on the Maine Currents archives at weru.org


Maine Currents- independent local news, views and culture, Tuesdays at 4pm on WERU-FM and weru.org

Maine Currents 12/12/17

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 questions from a packed audience for close to 2 hours. A 5th candidate, Craig Olson, was unable to attend due to illness. We’ll bring you part 2 on Maine Currents next week, Tuesday 12/19 at 4pm


Maine Currents- independent local news, views and culture, Tuesdays at 4pm on WERU-FM and weru.org

Maine Currents 12/5/17

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

WERU News Report 4/5/11

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio contributed by Matt Murphy and Chris Stark
Yesterday, back to back rallies were held at the state house. We have some audio from each of them today on the WERU News Report. First, the “Bring Our War Dollars Home” rally, emcee’d by Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. Following the “Bring Our War Dollars Home” rally, a group gathered to call for the return of the Labor Mural that Governor LePage had removed from the Department of Labor lobby. Artist and activist Robert Shetterly introduces Edgar Allen Beem.

RadioActive 3/3/11

Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco

Topics: Today we turn to Governor LePage’s proposed budget cuts. First a labor rally at the capitol today concerning cuts to state worker benefits, and then an interview on social safety net cuts, looking towards another rally in Augusta this coming Monday.