Patty Wight
News Reporter and HostPatty is a graduate of the University of Vermont and a multiple award-winning reporter for Maine Public Radio. Her specialty is health coverage: from policy stories to patient stories, physical health to mental health and anything in between. Patty joined Maine Public Radio in 2012 after producing stories as a freelancer for NPR programs such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She got hooked on radio at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, and hasn’t looked back ever since.
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With perfectly clear skies, people from across the country and world traveled to Maine to witness totality.
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Richard and Sheila Tappen are suing their neighbor Clark Hill for trespassing.
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Communities in northern Maine have been preparing for an influx of thousands for the upcoming total solar eclipse. But some diehards are opting to leave the state and travel long distances to watch Monday's event under more reliably sunny skies.
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Maine's chief medical examiner has retired after nearly a decade. Under Flomenbaum, the office was named one of the best in the country. Flomenbaum also came under some scrutiny.
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The bill would postpone a voter referendum on the new design from this November to 2026.
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Spurwink says Tri-County's 2,000 clients shouldn't expect any disruptions in service.
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Maine's Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the state's ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional.
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Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey sent a letter to councilors last fall expressing his concern that they didn't understand their obligations under the state's Freedom of Access Act.
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$15 million will go to expand the McAuley Residence Program, which provides transitional housing for women and children in Portland.
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On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that seeks to limit the use of a common medication used for abortion.