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Local News Day, celebrated for the first time this year, is a nationwide effort to reconnect communities with the trusted journalism that keeps them informed and engaged.

At the Maine Trust for Local News, we focus on that mission every day through in-depth reporting, community storytelling, and a commitment to serving readers across the state with our websites, print publications, mobile apps and newsletters.

Our readers are why we do what we do and as a thank you stories on Pressherald.com, Centralmaine.com and Sunjournal.com will be free to read for all on Thursday, April 9.



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By strengthening connections between our newsrooms and the people we serve, events like Local News Day help ensure that reliable, independent journalism continues to thrive.

You can support what we do by subscribing to our products, making a donation, purchasing a gift subscription or signing up for one of our newsletters. Thank you.

Where we’ll be on April 9

Southern Maine
Mornings in Paris, FalmouthSophie Burchell, reporter9:30-11 a.m.
Cia Cafe, Cape ElizabethDana Richie, reporter2 p.m.
Central Maine
Joe’s Flat Iron Cafe, SkowheganJake Freudberg, reporter9:30-11 a.m.
Dunkin, WatervilleHannah Kaufman, reporter2 p.m.
Western Maine
Gemini Cafe & Bakery, BethelRose Lincoln, reporter9 a.m.
Dunkin, RumfordBruce Farrin, reporter9 a.m.

Meet our community reporters

Paul Bagnall
Bath, Freeport, Bowdoinham and Richmond
Quentin Blais
Rangeley, northern Franklin County, Rangeley Now newsletter
Sophie Burchell
Cumberland, Yarmouth, North Yarmouth and Falmouth, Northern Forecaster newsletter
Nicole Carter
Norway, Paris, Oxford, Hebron, Buckfield, West Paris, Otisfield, Waterford and Harrison, Oxford Hills Now newsletter
Kendra Caruso
Auburn, Lisbon and Sabattus, Auburn Now newsletter
Joe Charpentier
Lewiston and Poland
Salomé Cloteaux
Scarborough and Westbrook, Westbrook-Gorham Now newsletter
Abigail Driscoll
Sanford, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Wells, Kennebunk-Wells Now newsletter
Emily Duggan
Lewiston-Auburn schools and regional education
Keith Edwards
Gardiner, Winthrop, West Gardiner, Monmouth, Richmond, Litchfield
Bruce Farrin
Rumford, Mexico, Dixfield, Peru, Roxbury, Byron, Andover and Canton, River Valley Now newsletter
Jake Freudberg
Skowhegan, Madison, Norridgewock, Fairfield, Pittsfield and Newport, Skowhegan Now newsletter
Ethan Horton
Augusta, Hallowell, Gardiner and Winthrop, Kennebec Beat newsletter
Katie Langley
Brunswick and Topsham, Midcoast Now newsletter
Rose Lincoln
Bethel, Greenwood, Woodstock, Hanover, Newry, Upton, Milton, Albany Township and Newry, Bethel Now newsletter
Bob Lowell
Gorham, Buxton and Standish
Donna M. Perry
Turner, Franklin, Oxford and Androscoggin County commissioners
Rebecca Richard
Farmington, Wilton, Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls, Franklin Now newsletter
Sydney Richelieu
Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach, Biddeford-Saco Now newsletter
Dana Richie
South Portland and Cape Elizabeth, Cape-SoPo-Scarborough Now newsletter
Rory Sweeting
Windham, Raymond, Gray and Naples, Lakes Region Now newsletter