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Reach us at comments@mainepublic.org. News tips at tellmemore@mainepublic.org.
Official account for Maine's @npr.org and PBS member station.
Reach us at comments@mainepublic.org. News tips at tellmemore@mainepublic.org.
Louvre a good heist story? Here's one that hits home. Explore Portland's infamous 2013 art heist in the Essential Salt episode, "An Art Heist Stuns Maine, and a Hawk Baffles Birders": www.mainepublic.org/podcast/esse...
Image Credit: Jeremy Lurgio.
Image Credit: Jeremy Lurgio.
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Louvre a good heist story? Here's one that hits home. Explore Portland's infamous 2013 art heist in the Essential Salt episode, "An Art Heist Stuns Maine, and a Hawk Baffles Birders": www.mainepublic.org/podcast/esse...
Image Credit: Jeremy Lurgio.
Image Credit: Jeremy Lurgio.
Have you listened to Maine's Political Pulse lately?
➡️ Find it wherever you get your podcasts, or, visit our website to read the Political Pulse and sign up for email updates: www.mainepublic.org/podcast/main...
➡️ Find it wherever you get your podcasts, or, visit our website to read the Political Pulse and sign up for email updates: www.mainepublic.org/podcast/main...
October 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Have you listened to Maine's Political Pulse lately?
➡️ Find it wherever you get your podcasts, or, visit our website to read the Political Pulse and sign up for email updates: www.mainepublic.org/podcast/main...
➡️ Find it wherever you get your podcasts, or, visit our website to read the Political Pulse and sign up for email updates: www.mainepublic.org/podcast/main...
Politics newcomer Graham Platner is one of eight declared Democrats seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
@stevemistler.bsky.social breaks down how Platner’s campaign seems to be banking on the belief that Democratic primary voters will want a different approach.
@stevemistler.bsky.social breaks down how Platner’s campaign seems to be banking on the belief that Democratic primary voters will want a different approach.
September 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Politics newcomer Graham Platner is one of eight declared Democrats seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
@stevemistler.bsky.social breaks down how Platner’s campaign seems to be banking on the belief that Democratic primary voters will want a different approach.
@stevemistler.bsky.social breaks down how Platner’s campaign seems to be banking on the belief that Democratic primary voters will want a different approach.
Join reporters from Maine Public & Maine Trust for Local News for a series of listening sessions this fall. What's happening in your community that we should be aware of?
Grab a beer & chat with a reporter in Belfast, Portland, Ellsworth, Brunswick or Brewer.
www.mainepublic.org/listening-tour
Grab a beer & chat with a reporter in Belfast, Portland, Ellsworth, Brunswick or Brewer.
www.mainepublic.org/listening-tour
September 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Join reporters from Maine Public & Maine Trust for Local News for a series of listening sessions this fall. What's happening in your community that we should be aware of?
Grab a beer & chat with a reporter in Belfast, Portland, Ellsworth, Brunswick or Brewer.
www.mainepublic.org/listening-tour
Grab a beer & chat with a reporter in Belfast, Portland, Ellsworth, Brunswick or Brewer.
www.mainepublic.org/listening-tour
Wait, Maine Public has a shop stocked with cute & cool items like a "That's 70s Station" hat?
🛒 shop.mainepublic.org
🛒 shop.mainepublic.org
August 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Wait, Maine Public has a shop stocked with cute & cool items like a "That's 70s Station" hat?
🛒 shop.mainepublic.org
🛒 shop.mainepublic.org
September is National Deaf Awareness Month.
Did you know? Frontline and Maine Public teamed up to publish the award-winning podcast, Breakdown in Maine, as an ASL Video Podcast.
Watch now on Frontline's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Did you know? Frontline and Maine Public teamed up to publish the award-winning podcast, Breakdown in Maine, as an ASL Video Podcast.
Watch now on Frontline's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
August 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
September is National Deaf Awareness Month.
Did you know? Frontline and Maine Public teamed up to publish the award-winning podcast, Breakdown in Maine, as an ASL Video Podcast.
Watch now on Frontline's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Did you know? Frontline and Maine Public teamed up to publish the award-winning podcast, Breakdown in Maine, as an ASL Video Podcast.
Watch now on Frontline's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Maine Public is doubling down on efforts to serve Maine. We are committed to bringing you the trusted news and educational programs that you depend on. But we can’t do it alone.
Donate today at mainepublic.org/donate
Donate today at mainepublic.org/donate
August 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Maine Public is doubling down on efforts to serve Maine. We are committed to bringing you the trusted news and educational programs that you depend on. But we can’t do it alone.
Donate today at mainepublic.org/donate
Donate today at mainepublic.org/donate
Democracy depends on an informed public. An attack on press freedom is an attack on democracy itself. The power to protect independent journalism for Maine is in your hands.
Donate now at mainepublic.org/donate.
Donate now at mainepublic.org/donate.
July 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Democracy depends on an informed public. An attack on press freedom is an attack on democracy itself. The power to protect independent journalism for Maine is in your hands.
Donate now at mainepublic.org/donate.
Donate now at mainepublic.org/donate.
Made in Maine, listened to everywhere. 🌲 📡 📻
Maine Public's new storytelling podcast, Essential Salt, is out now!
Find all six episodes wherever you get your podcasts or at mainepublic.org/storytelling.
Maine Public's new storytelling podcast, Essential Salt, is out now!
Find all six episodes wherever you get your podcasts or at mainepublic.org/storytelling.
July 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Made in Maine, listened to everywhere. 🌲 📡 📻
Maine Public's new storytelling podcast, Essential Salt, is out now!
Find all six episodes wherever you get your podcasts or at mainepublic.org/storytelling.
Maine Public's new storytelling podcast, Essential Salt, is out now!
Find all six episodes wherever you get your podcasts or at mainepublic.org/storytelling.
Don’t miss Essential Salt, a new podcast series from Maine Public Radio launching Monday, July 28!
More info: mainepublic.org/storytelling.
More info: mainepublic.org/storytelling.
July 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Don’t miss Essential Salt, a new podcast series from Maine Public Radio launching Monday, July 28!
More info: mainepublic.org/storytelling.
More info: mainepublic.org/storytelling.
July 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Maine Public just launched a lineup of FREE weekly News Games on top of our fan favorite, the Maine News Quiz 🤓
Sign up for our Thursday evening email reminder when new games go live: bit.ly/4dfgBtP.
Sign up for our Thursday evening email reminder when new games go live: bit.ly/4dfgBtP.
May 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Maine Public just launched a lineup of FREE weekly News Games on top of our fan favorite, the Maine News Quiz 🤓
Sign up for our Thursday evening email reminder when new games go live: bit.ly/4dfgBtP.
Sign up for our Thursday evening email reminder when new games go live: bit.ly/4dfgBtP.
@frontlinepbs.bsky.social, the acclaimed @pbs.org investigative documentary series, has published – for the first time – ASL-interpreted videos for each episode of the podcast Breakdown: Turning Anguish Into Action, a six-part series in collaboration w/ Maine Public & @pressherald.com.
May 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
@frontlinepbs.bsky.social, the acclaimed @pbs.org investigative documentary series, has published – for the first time – ASL-interpreted videos for each episode of the podcast Breakdown: Turning Anguish Into Action, a six-part series in collaboration w/ Maine Public & @pressherald.com.
The NEW Maine Public Signal t-shirt is available for your donation of $15 a month ($180 annual). Claim yours today: bit.ly/4jCNRO6.
May 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The NEW Maine Public Signal t-shirt is available for your donation of $15 a month ($180 annual). Claim yours today: bit.ly/4jCNRO6.
Congratulations to the Maine Public News team and everyone behind the Breakdown podcast for their recent National Headliner award! "Breakdown: Turning Anguish into Action" was awarded 2nd place in the digital narrative podcast category.
April 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Congratulations to the Maine Public News team and everyone behind the Breakdown podcast for their recent National Headliner award! "Breakdown: Turning Anguish into Action" was awarded 2nd place in the digital narrative podcast category.
Your outreach today is critical. If we can show Congress that most Americans value public media, we can protect the federal funding that makes Maine Public possible.
📣 📣 📣 MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: protectmypublicmedia.org
Thank you!
📣 📣 📣 MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: protectmypublicmedia.org
Thank you!
April 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Your outreach today is critical. If we can show Congress that most Americans value public media, we can protect the federal funding that makes Maine Public possible.
📣 📣 📣 MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: protectmypublicmedia.org
Thank you!
📣 📣 📣 MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: protectmypublicmedia.org
Thank you!
Thousands filled Monument Square and the surrounding streets in Portland as part of a day of rallies across Maine on Saturday.
📸: Nicole Ogrysko
📸: Nicole Ogrysko
April 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Thousands filled Monument Square and the surrounding streets in Portland as part of a day of rallies across Maine on Saturday.
📸: Nicole Ogrysko
📸: Nicole Ogrysko
Find the Maine Public Radio or Maine Public Classical signal closest to you with this handy map! And welcome to all the Mainers who are now covered by our 7 new signals. 💙
April 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Find the Maine Public Radio or Maine Public Classical signal closest to you with this handy map! And welcome to all the Mainers who are now covered by our 7 new signals. 💙
What does Earth Day mean to you? Will you be doing anything special to celebrate next week?
Stay tuned for Maine Public Earth Week inspo, classical music highlights, themed news stories, and a very exciting announcement from our Climate Desk!
Stay tuned for Maine Public Earth Week inspo, classical music highlights, themed news stories, and a very exciting announcement from our Climate Desk!
April 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What does Earth Day mean to you? Will you be doing anything special to celebrate next week?
Stay tuned for Maine Public Earth Week inspo, classical music highlights, themed news stories, and a very exciting announcement from our Climate Desk!
Stay tuned for Maine Public Earth Week inspo, classical music highlights, themed news stories, and a very exciting announcement from our Climate Desk!
This coming week on Maine Calling — informative shows, with a little bit of quirkiness mixed in. Tune in at 11 am & again at 8 pm on Maine Public Radio.
March 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This coming week on Maine Calling — informative shows, with a little bit of quirkiness mixed in. Tune in at 11 am & again at 8 pm on Maine Public Radio.
This morning's lunar eclipse was captured by Maine Public's own Brian Bechard! A fitting celebration for Pi Day, March 14.
March 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This morning's lunar eclipse was captured by Maine Public's own Brian Bechard! A fitting celebration for Pi Day, March 14.
Thursday, March 6 is Protect My Public Media Day!
💙 📣 You can help by making your voice heard at: protectmypublicmedia.org
Should you contact a Washington office, please thank them for their history of support for public broadcasting and encourage them to keep CPB funding strong.
💙 📣 You can help by making your voice heard at: protectmypublicmedia.org
Should you contact a Washington office, please thank them for their history of support for public broadcasting and encourage them to keep CPB funding strong.
March 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Thursday, March 6 is Protect My Public Media Day!
💙 📣 You can help by making your voice heard at: protectmypublicmedia.org
Should you contact a Washington office, please thank them for their history of support for public broadcasting and encourage them to keep CPB funding strong.
💙 📣 You can help by making your voice heard at: protectmypublicmedia.org
Should you contact a Washington office, please thank them for their history of support for public broadcasting and encourage them to keep CPB funding strong.
Want to be a part of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's 30th anniversary season when they stop in Maine? Enter to win a pair of free tickets now: to.pbs.org/3Z8EJqF.
Venue will be announced soon!
(Must enter by Mar 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM PT; must be 18; void where prohibited. See full rules: to.pbs.org/3ibJVtj.)
Venue will be announced soon!
(Must enter by Mar 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM PT; must be 18; void where prohibited. See full rules: to.pbs.org/3ibJVtj.)
January 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Want to be a part of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's 30th anniversary season when they stop in Maine? Enter to win a pair of free tickets now: to.pbs.org/3Z8EJqF.
Venue will be announced soon!
(Must enter by Mar 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM PT; must be 18; void where prohibited. See full rules: to.pbs.org/3ibJVtj.)
Venue will be announced soon!
(Must enter by Mar 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM PT; must be 18; void where prohibited. See full rules: to.pbs.org/3ibJVtj.)
Breakdown in Maine premieres TONIGHT at 10 pm on Maine Public Television. @frontlinepbs.bsky.social, @pressherald.bsky.social, and Maine Public investigate the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and missed opportunities to prevent it.
December 10, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Breakdown in Maine premieres TONIGHT at 10 pm on Maine Public Television. @frontlinepbs.bsky.social, @pressherald.bsky.social, and Maine Public investigate the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history and missed opportunities to prevent it.
Good morning! Our forecaster says the weather today and tomorrow will stay seasonably mild before cooling off by end of week. Here's the morning headlines 🧵
November 19, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Good morning! Our forecaster says the weather today and tomorrow will stay seasonably mild before cooling off by end of week. Here's the morning headlines 🧵