Our regional newsletters
Find something to do. Discover a local business. Meet a neighbor making a difference. Choose the newsletter for your corner of Maine.
Free to subscribe. Locally focused. Written to help you feel more connected to the place you call home.
Each publication has its own local focus. Subscribe to your home region—or follow more than one.
Greater Bangor & Penobscot Valley
Keep up with events, businesses, and community stories around Bangor, Brewer, Hampden, Orono, Old Town, and surrounding Penobscot Valley communities.
Find local outings, dining ideas, nonprofit news, and ways to get involved. Our Friday Weekend edition helps you make plans close to home.
Augusta, Waterville & Kennebec Valley
Discover the people, places, and happenings around Augusta, Waterville, Winslow, Fairfield, and neighboring Kennebec Valley communities.
Follow local events, business changes, arts, community programs, and opportunities to support the organizations serving your neighbors.
Greater Portland & Casco Bay
Explore life around Greater Portland and Casco Bay, with local events, dining, neighborhood businesses, and community stories.
Find a reason to get out, try something nearby, and meet the people helping this part of Maine thrive.
Lewiston, Auburn & Androscoggin Valley
Get connected to Lewiston, Auburn, and surrounding Androscoggin Valley communities through local events, business updates, and stories about your neighbors.
Discover community organizations, places to explore, and ways to take part in life across the valley.
Community events, family activities, arts, entertainment, and ideas for your next local outing.
Local businesses, dining, nonprofit organizations, interviews, and neighbors making a difference.
Helpful updates, volunteer opportunities, business news, and ways to support your community.
Sections vary by publication and edition.
Hear conversations with Maine business owners, nonprofit leaders, and community members. Browse MTV Episodes to find an interview.
Read the stories and takeaways behind the conversations, with local insights from people and organizations across Maine.
Have an event, a business update, or a neighbor we should meet? Send it our way.
Additional regional editions are in development. We’ll add them here as they become available.
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Regional newsletters and community updates highlighting local events, businesses, and stories across Maine’s valley regions.
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