Melanie Brooks
Melanie Brooks is the editor of Bangor Metro magazine. Prior to joining the staff in September 2009, Melanie worked at MaineToday Media in Portland, The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey, and Inc.com in New York City. She has also taught undergraduate journalism classes at the University of Maine and the New England School of Communications. Melanie serves on the steering committee for Fusion Bangor and on the board of the Maine Women's Fund.
Schooners
Waterfront Wonder
Delicious Entertainment
Horn of Plenty
Three Lovely Landscapes
Metro Sports
The Fiddlehead Restaurant
Chef Mel Chaiken grew up in Tokyo, Japan, with a Malaysian mother and American father. Her tri-cultured family atmosphere helped shape her taste and skills in the kitchen. She came to Maine via Colby College, and today practices these skills six nights a week at The Fiddlehead Restaurant in Bangor.
Big, Bright, & Beautiful
The new Brewer Community School is the largest pre-K to eighth grade school in the state, and, many argue, the greenest school, too.
Talk of the Towns
Tasty scoops, student talent, and a new way to see Maine from Skowhegan, Bangor, and Bar Harbor.











