Around Town 5/15/26: Local News, Culture and Events

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives · May 15, 2026 · 4m

Host/Producer: Amy Browne JD Vance comes to Bangor, plans to save Maine taxpayers from “fraudsters” wasting our money. We talk w/ protesters outside the venue. Trump’s Other ‘Vanity Projects’ Will Cost $162.5 Million—In Addition To $1.4 Billion Ballroom Possibly Funded By Taxpayers, Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff. May 13, 2026, Forbes Let’s Get to the Bottom of Trump’s Expensive, No-Bid Contracts for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Public Citizen, May 12, 2026 Reflecting Pool Repairs to Cost $13.1 Million. Trump Had Promised $1.8 Million, David A. Fahrenthold and Luke Broadwater…