Ari Snider
All Things Considered Host & News ReporterAri Snider grew up in Midcoast Maine and has reported for public radio stations in Southeast Alaska and Far West Texas, covering everything from salmon fishing to the restoration of a historic adobe church on the US-Mexico border. He got his start in audio storytelling as an undergrad at Brown University and through internships at radio stations in Vermont and Rhode Island. His work has won three Alaska Press Club awards and multiple Regional Murrow Awards, and has aired on numerous national radio programs.
When looking to get out of town for a weekend, Ari has a special fondness for the islands of Penobscot Bay and the lakes and mountains of western Maine.
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Northern Maine is home to a large reserve of manganese — critical to the production of steel and batteries — according to the Maine Geological Survey. -
It's the latest program offered through a state-run PFAS fund created three years ago. -
The Maine Center for Economic Policy says full Wabanaki sovereignty would be an economic boon to tribes and the state, while addressing centuries of exploitation. -
Growth has slowed as the market stabilizes, and sales are disproportionately concentrated in southern and western Maine. -
"The Divided North," by Maine author Carol Gardner, argues that Maine was just as divided as any other region of the country over slavery and emancipation. -
Over 70 people rallied in Scarborough on Wednesday evening to speak out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions both in Maine and around the country. -
The winter warming shelter will be located on Riverside Street, far from service providers downtown. -
Maine attorney general Aaron Frey Monday celebrated the administration's retreat. -
Collins, a Republican, echoed her party's criticism of Democrats, who are holding out for an extension of Affordable Care Act health insurance premium tax credits. -
But it's unclear if the board has the authority to amend the contract allowing ICE to detain people at the county jail.
