Nick Song
Emerging Voices FellowNick Song is Maine Public's inaugural Emerging Voices Fellowship Reporter sponsored by support from the Abbagadassett Foundation.
Originally from Southern California, Nick got his start in radio when he served as the programming director for his high school's radio station. He graduated with a degree in Journalism and History from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University -- where he was Co-News Director for WNUR 89.3 FM, the campus station.
He's worked at places like KCRW's All Things Considered, the Chicago Blackhawks, and podcasts like Song Exploder and The West Wing Weekly. In 2019, he received a national Edward R. Murrow award for coverage of the 2018 Camp Fire -- the deadliest wildfire in California history.
Nick is a diehard fan of the Dodgers and loves the NY Giants. He's thrilled to be at Maine Public and to cover a state as stunning as Maine.
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Weeks after hazardous PFAS firefighting foam spilled into the environment at Brunswick Landing, the Brunswick City Council issued a formal resolution demanding MRRA take to address the accident. -
More than 1,400 gallons of firefighting foam with toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" spilled into the environment when a fire suppression system at an airplane hangar in Maine went off by accident.
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Local leaders and experrts in Brunswick attempted to address concerns from residents following one of largest spills of hazardous PFAS firefighting foam. -
Maine authorities say the chemicals haven't seeped into Brunswick's public water supply and that it's safe to drink.
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Citing ongoing staffing issues, Northern Light Mayo Hospital has alerted officials in the town of Corinth that it will no longer staff an ambulance at the town's fire department starting in early September. -
1,600 gallons of the PFAS-containing foam was accidentally released in a hangar of what's now the Brunswick Executive Airport, seeping into the Brunswick sewer system and out to the environment. -
The foam was discharged in a hanger at what's now the Brunswick Executive Airport before entering the sewer and storm water systems.
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Maine offers no-excuse absentee voting, meaning all voters can cast their ballot absentee without providing a reason. Mail-in ballots will be sent to voters in early October — 30 days before Election Day. -
The race chose Preble Street Teen Services as its beneficiary — a Portland-based organization that supports young adults experiencing homelessness. -
Shellfish harvesting from Freeport to Harpswell has been shut down due to a risk of fecal contamination brought on by rainfall this past weekend.
