Join reporters from Maine Public and the Maine Trust for Local News for a series of listening sessions this fall. What’s going on in Maine that you’d like to see covered? What is happening in your community that we should be aware of? What do you like and not like about our respective coverage of the news so far in 2025?

We are holding a series of events we are calling Issues & Ale at local brewpubs. Grab a chair and meet one-on-one with people who cover the state.

Argenta Brewing Company Reporters:

Maine Trust for Public News Staffers

Leslie Bridgers, Portland Press Herald columnist

Alex McCann, Portland Press Herald editor

Riley Board, Portland Press Herald reporter

Maine Public News Reporters

Nicole Ogrysko, All Things Considered Host and News Reporter - Housing

Molly Enking, Climate Editor

Madi Smith, Emerging Voices Journalism Fellow - Education

Mark Simpson, Director of News and Public Affairs