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The Maine Monitor is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. Our team of investigative journalists use data- and document-based reporting to produce stories that have an impact.

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image that reads Monitor Local: Downeast and Western Maine town coverage.

Monitor Local to fill news gap in downeast, western Maine towns

Led by longtime Maine journalist Judy Meyer, a team of local correspondents will report on town council meetings, school budget debates, zoning conversations, tax deliberations and more.

ByThe Maine Monitor

October 30, 2025

Rose Lundy holds her journalist of the year plaque.

Maine Monitor reporter Rose Lundy named Maine’s Journalist of the Year

Notable awards given to Maine Monitor editor Kate Cough and reporter Kristian Moravec were also among the haul of awards The Maine Monitor received this year.

ByThe Maine Monitor

October 18, 2025

October ‘radio hour’ explores Monitor-BDN investigation of Justin Savage arrest

The show offers a behind-the-scenes look at recent reporting published on The Monitor’s website.

ByThe Maine Monitor

October 16, 2025

September ‘radio hour’ explores journalism through the eyes of Gen Z

The show offers a behind-the-scenes look at recent reporting published on The Monitor’s website.

ByThe Maine Monitor

October 15, 2025