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
Child Dead and Couple is Charged with Making Meth
A child is dead and a couple is charged with manufacturing methamphetamine in a bizarre case out of Washington County.
Maine Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland says 39-year-old Alan Richardson and 30-year-old Tabitha Osnoe of Danforth were arrested Saturday after fire investigators found evidence of a "one-pot" methamphetamine lab in their home.
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.
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.
Bill to Arm Maine’s Forest Rangers Moves Forward
Officers in every other branch of natural resources law enforcement in Maine are trained annually and armed.
They carry to protect themselves, and others as they go about enforcing Maine's laws.
Forest Rangers enforce Maine's laws too, and even though their jurisdiction is the state's timberland, they're often investigating serious crimes such as theft and arson.
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.
Spring Smelting Gets Shut Down
The smelt need time to recover.
That's the word from the Maine Department of Marine Resources which is announcing a closure of the spring fishery starting this Friday.
“Sleazy” Robots Perform for World Leaders [Video]
They were probably prepared to see amazing advancements in technology.
After all, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron were attending the CeBit computer expo.
But one robotic performance bordered on "sleazy" when poles were incorporated into the routine.
The Difference a ‘Big’ Makes [Video]
On "dress-down" Friday, Jim Chasse, Principal of Orono High School, is found serenading his students with his guitar as they file through the hallway during class changes.
It's not an unusual occurrence according to students, who may have the "coolest" high school principal, ever.
After all, how many school principals do you know who love to shoot hoops, and sing Led Zeppelin t