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Bonnie Washuk
Bonnie Washuk is the weekend reporter for the Portland Press Herald. She previously was the education writer and a general assignment reporter for the Sun Journal, focusing on Lewiston-Auburn schools. She began as a Lewiston Daily Sun reporter on Halloween, 1983. Since then she's worked for the Lewiston Evening Journal, Sunday, and the Sun Journal covering just about every beat. For 10 years she covered politics as the State House reporter. Bonnie's interests are cooking, dogs, the environment. She's an avid recycler, drives a Prius and does a lot of dog walking with her dogs Lucy and Zoe. A wife, mother of three sons and grandmother of four, she loves children. A great assignment for her is interviewing students. She lives in Portland, grew up in Augusta and attended the University of Maine at Augusta.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine’s biggest upset this March hasn’t been on the court. It was on a chess board.
Baxter Academy’s fledgling team wins a state championship in its first few months with help from a 16-year-old from Angola who learned to play while living at the Portland Expo.
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Game warden and search dog find missing Piscataquis County man
Maine Game Warden Chad Robertson and his K9 search dog found an older man who was lost deep in the snowy woods, according to the spokesman for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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Body found Saturday morning in Casco Bay, spotted by person on ferry
The identity of the man and his cause of death are not yet known.
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Heavy rain brings more flooding, power outages to coastal Maine
Wind gusts and falling trees knocked out power for thousands Sunday. Portland received 2.5 inches of rain on top of the already saturated ground.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Domo arigato, master roboto: 72 student teams build, compete in VEX competition in South Portland
The VEX Robotics State Championship was held Saturday in South Portland. 8 winning teams will go on to national competition in Dallas in April.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Man charged with murder in death of Bridgton woman last year
Eric Knight, also of Bridgton, was arrested Saturday in the slaying of Benita Preo.
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Sprinkler system prevents overnight fire from spreading at SMCC
Fire crews responded at 12:17 a.m. Friday to a café in the community college’s Campus Center. Damage was minor.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Authorities searching for 2 people of interest in large jewelry theft in Arundel
The York County Sheriff’s Office says warrants have been issued for Pardelian Muntean, 21, and Liana Moldovan, 34.
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Bangor 10-year-old suffered months of abuse before his death, police say
Braxtyn Smith was zip tied, injured and denied food, court records state. His mother, father and grandmother are charged with depraved indifference murder in the Feb. 18 killing.