Madi Smith
Emerging Voices Journalism FellowJournalist Madi Smith is Maine Public's Emerging Voices Journalism Fellow this year and is sponsored by support from the Abbagadassett Foundation.
Originally from Woodinville, Washington, Madi got her start in journalism working for her high school paper, The EC Insider. She graduated with a Business Management degree from The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University where she minored in Journalism and Political Science.
Her senior year, Madi worked as a Sports Reporter for her college paper, The Santa Clara, but got a chance to write for every section in the paper by the end of her tenure there.
Madi is a huge sports fan, especially for all her Seattle teams. She is so excited to have the opportunity to work for Maine Public and explore reporting, and life, on the other coast.
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The Southern Maine Community College softball team won the National Championship for the first time after defeating Florida National University in the conference title game Thursday. -
The Casco Bay Island Transit District Board of Directors voted 8-4 this morning to increase the vehicle rate for the ferry to Peaks Island for the first time in more than 15 years. -
St. Dominic Academy High School in Auburn will close at the end of this school year, despite an attempt by a group of alumni and supporters to keep it open at least another year. -
Engineers, scientists, and technicians are among those who will be laid off effective June 6. -
Overdose deaths in the U.S. last year were down by 27% from the year before — the largest such decline ever recorded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. -
The Maine Charter School Commission voted 5-2 today to approve the application of a school that would serve new Mainers and multilingual learners. -
The Mavericks, who had just a 1.8% chance to receive the first pick, had never won the draft lottery until Monday night. And they're expected to select Duke's standout player Cooper Flagg. -
Mt. Ararat high school administrators say they are trying to move past a boys ice hockey hazing incident but parents say the investigation was flawed and the program has been irreparably harmed.
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Biddeford Police Chief, JoAnne Fisk said, 21-year-old Mohammed Hussein Kamaluldeen of Biddeford has been charged with possession of a firearm near a school.
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The National Endowment for the Arts notified institutions in Maine and across the country Friday that their grants were being terminated, because they were not aligned with the Trump Administration's priorities.
