Weru 89.9 Fm Blue Hill, Maine Local News And Public Affairs Archives

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Checking in with Chrissy Fowler of Belfast Flying Shoes – they have a very busy month of events and we’re all invited! About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices, Maine Currents and Maine: The Way Life Could Be, Amy also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica PeaceWatch, and Live Wire News, and has contributed to Democracy Now and the WBAI News Report. She is the recipient of the 2014 Excellence in Environmental Journalism Award from the Sierra Club of Maine, and Maine Association of Broadcasters awards for her work i

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Jennifer Traub from Native Gardens of Blue Hill drops by to invite you to their 2025 Fall Native Plant Sale coming up on Saturday, September 6th, 9 am-12pm, NGBH Gardens at Bagaduce Music, 49 South St, Blue Hill About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices, Maine Currents and Maine: The Way Life Could Be, Amy also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica PeaceWatch, and Live Wire News, and has contributed to Democracy Now and the WBAI News Report. She is the recipient of the 2014 Excellence in Environmental Journalism Award from the

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Some local Labor Day events (recap) Lisa Ladd, Director at Buck Memorial Library and Vanessa Newman from Bucksport Bay Healthy Communities Coalition are with us today to invite listeners to the Tell Your Story book launch party at Bucksport Trading Post on Saturday, 9/6, 1:00 – 4:00pm The book is a community effort they describe as a “living time capsule” About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices, Maine Currents and Maine: The Way Life Could Be, Amy also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica PeaceWatch, and Live Wir

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Some local Labor Day events (recap) Indivisible Bangor: Workers Over Billionaires Rally 10 – 11:30am West Market Square. “In solidarity with the AFL-CIO, and all labor movements, Indivisible Bangor invites you to join them in collective action to demand an economy, country, and government that serves the needs of everyday people, not billionaires at a Workers Over Billionaires rally on Labor Day as we take back OUR day and show the big corporations who we are and how we fight.” Eastern Maine Labor Council, AFL-CIO & Food AND Medicine’s 22nd Annual Labor Day Celebration in Brewer. The Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here with Bernie Sanders tour stops in Portland on Labor Day with Special Guests Troy Jackson and Graham Platner FMI and to register About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Currently she is writing a book about how to cast the runes using their original Goddess meanings. She lives in the woods off-grid in a small homesteading community in Central Maine. The post Earthwise 8/30/25: The Color Blue first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

About the Host: Tom Yaroschuk is a Vedic Astrologer. His intention is to help people understand their karma and the issues they may confront to cultivate more fulfilling lives. Tom is writing a memoir of the spiritual lessons derived from his work in a Homeless Day Center in between a career as an award winning television and documentary producer. The post The Cosmic Curator 8/30/25 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here with Bernie Sanders tour stops in Portland on Labor Day with Special Guests Troy Jackson and Graham Platner FMI and to register About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices, Maine Currents and Maine: The Way Life Could Be, Amy also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica PeaceWatch, and Live Wire News, and has contributed to Democracy Now and the WBAI News Report. She is the recipient of the 2014 Excellence in Environmental Journalism Award from the Sierra Club of Maine, and Maine Associatio

Host/Producer: Amy Browne WERU app Upcoming events, FMI: www.jesuplibrary.org/ www.operahousearts.org www.activatemaine.com/ About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices, Maine Currents and Maine: The Way Life Could Be, Amy also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica PeaceWatch, and Live Wire News, and has contributed to Democracy Now and the WBAI News Report. She is the recipient of the 2014 Excellence in Environmental Journalism Award from the Sierra Club of Maine, and Maine Association of Broadcasters awards for her work in 2017 and 2021. Theme music: Br

Host: Wilson Haims Description: This week, Climate and Community speaks with Hilary Neckles, the leader of Hallowell Climate Action. In our conversation, Hilary shares about how Hallowell Climate Action came to be, what their priorities are as a group, and how they approach education and engagement in their community. About the Host: Wilson Haims is from Portland, Maine and earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Wellesley College in 2023. Upon graduating, Wilson contributed to climate and conservation-related field work, policy and community engagement work in New England and the Pacific Northwest. Now, Wilson is the Manager of Community Engagement and Resilience at A Climate to Thrive and spends her time hiking, running, making art and cooking on Mount Desert Island.   Johannah, Beth, Wilson, Gus, Alison and Angie are the team at A Climate to Thrive, a nonprofit working to build a model of community-driven, solutions-focused climate action. Since its origins around a potluck table as

Host/Producer: Amy Browne The Campaign to Protect Sears Island / Wahsumkik invites those interested to join them for an update on what’s happening with the island, the proposed offshore wind facility, and efforts to protect the island permanently, tonight from 6:30 to 8 pm at the Bayside Community Hall. Jill Howell returns to Around Town this morning with the details. Parking/shuttles at Edna Drinkwater School About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices, Maine Currents and Maine: The Way Life Could Be, Amy also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica

Host: Donna Loring Other credits: Technical assistance for the show was provided by Joel Mann of WERU, and Jessica Lockhart. Music by Ralph Richter, a track called little eagles from his CD Dream Walk. Wabanaki Windows is a monthly show featuring topics of interest from a Wabanaki perspective. This month: We discuss a statement by the Wolastoqewi-Mothers, Grandmothers and Aunties. Guest/s: Prof. Darren Ranco, a member of the Penobscot Nation, Professor of Anthropology and Chair of Native American Studies at the University of Maine. Prof Rebecca Sockbeson, citizens of the Penobscot Nation. Winona LaDuke, Anishinaabe Leader and Activist. FMI: babesabouttown.com/2021/05/talk-to-our-children-about-palestine/ www.youtube.com/shorts/ZkHnFqmdRxc www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVC8EYd_Z_g rethinkingschools.org/articles/talking-to-young-children-about-gaza/ About the host: Donna M Loring is a Penobscot Indian Nation Tribal Elder, and former Council Member. She represented the Penobscot Nation in the State Legislature for ove

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Sears Island Art + Poetry Walk Workers Over Billionaires rally on Labor Day in Bangor Eastern Maine Labor Council, AFL-CIO & Food AND Medicine’s 22nd Annual Labor Day Celebration in Brewer About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices, Maine Currents and Maine: The Way Life Could Be, Amy also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica PeaceWatch, and Live Wire News, and has contributed to Democracy Now and the WBAI News Report. She is the recipient of the 2014 Excellence in Environmental Journalism Award from the Sierra Club

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Island Institute free screenings of its latest Climate of Change documentary, Aquaculture for People and Planet, a public screening of the new short film followed by a panel discussion with local aquaculturists, industry experts, and Island Institute staff. FMI and to register West Nile Virus update from Maine CDC About the host: Amy Browne started out at WERU as a volunteer news & public affairs producer in 2000, co-hosting/co-producing RadioActive with Meredith DeFrancesco. She joined the team of Voices producers a few years later, and has been WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager since January, 2006. In addition to RadioActive, Voices, Maine Currents and Maine: The Way Life Could Be, Amy also produced and hosted the WERU News Report for several years. She has produced segments for national programs including Free Speech Radio News, This Way Out, Making Contact, Workers Independent News, Pacifica PeaceWatch, and Live Wire News, and has contributed to Democracy Now and the W

CJ Kenna | Producer + Writer/Reader The post Esoterica 8/24/25: Reality Is Illusion first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Currently she is writing a book about how to cast the runes using their original Goddess meanings. She lives in the woods off-grid in a small homesteading community in Central Maine. The post Earthwise 8/23/25: The Elements of Thunder and Lightening first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

About the Host: Tom Yaroschuk is a Vedic Astrologer. His intention is to help people understand their karma and the issues they may confront to cultivate more fulfilling lives. Tom is writing a memoir of the spiritual lessons derived from his work in a Homeless Day Center in between a career as an award winning television and documentary producer. The post The Cosmic Curator 8/23/25 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Host: Tiegan Paulson Coastal Conversations: Conversations with people who live, work, and play on the Maine coast, hosted by the University of Maine Sea Grant Program. In recent years there have been some concerns that lobstering was headed for a string of seasons that produced lower landings, raising questions about the future. This month on Coastal Conversations, our student producer Tiegan Paulson will be talking with lobstermen and others about how to manage the lobster fishery to address changes. Coastal Conversations is supported by Maine Sea Grant in partnership with Schoodic Institute and The First Coast. Guest/s: Robin Alden – Former commissioner of the Department of Marine Resources David Cousens – Lobsterman and former president of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association Marshall Walker – Lobsterman from Swan’s Island Joshua Kane – Fisherman from Mount Desert Island Thank you to Galen Koch for editing and production assistance. Thanks to Natalie Springuel for production assistance and Todd Little-

Producer/host: Adina Salmansohn Other credits: Theme music written and performed by Ariel Chapman. A monthly show exploring Maine‘s culture, art and crafts that enrich our lives and bring us joy. This episode considers great places to hear music in Maine-that you may not know existed! Guest/s: Paula Kee, Director of Wednesdays on Maine in Bucksport, bucksportwom@gmail.com Alan Wittenberg, Director of the Surry Barn info@surryartsandevents.com Joerg-Henner Lotse, Director of Eagle Hill Institute joerg@eaglehill.us Lisa Tapley, Town Clerk of Orland Maine lisatapley199516@gmail.com About the Host: Adina Salmansohn started learning to play the trombone at the age of 8.  Her undergraduate years were at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Robert F. Boyd of the Cleveland Orchestra.  After returning to her native New York, she played freelance in the NY Metro area, including multiple orchestras, big bands, and a 17 year stint with The Soundview Brass Quintet, which she founde

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Currently she is writing a book about how to cast the runes using their original Goddess meanings. She lives in the woods off-grid in a small homesteading community in Central Maine. The post Earthwise 8/16/25: The Peach first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Host: Holli Cederholm Editor: Clare Boland Common Ground Radio is an hour-long discussion of local food and organic agriculture with people here in the state of Maine and beyond. This month: On this episode of Common Ground Radio, we’re talking about the EarthLoom. Originated by weaver Susan Barrett Merrill, the EarthLoom is a way for many hands to weave together to build community. One EarthLoom is located in Unity, Maine, at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center, which is the home of the annual Common Ground Country Fair. Here a large granite loom is sited in a garden of dye plants used for naturally coloring fiber. Thanks to Susan’s efforts, EarthLooms can be found elsewhere around the world. We talk about the inspiration for the project, and how others can get involved in weaving community. List of subjects: – Weaving – EarthLoom – Spinning – Fiber Arts – Wednesday Spinners – Common Ground Country Fair Guest/s: Susan Barrett Merrill, originator of the EarthLoom FMI- &#