The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports 338 people hospitalized for COVID-19 throughout the state.
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.
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Maine CDC reports 876 new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths
The state has more than 300 virus patients hospitalized for the 11th consecutive day.
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Mask recommendation for indoor public spaces continues for entire state of Maine
COVID-19 hospitalizations rise slightly as all 16 counties see high or substantial rates of COVID-19 transmission, according to the CDC.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Macaroni Grill restaurant in South Portland closed
Signs outside the restaurant near the Maine Mall say the closure is temporary, but no further information is given and a customer with a Thanksgiving reservation says she wasn’t told.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
March 2021: Auburn Mall readied for mass vaccination clinic; no walk-ins accepted
No appointments were available as of Monday. More will open up “as soon as we find out how much (vaccine) we’re getting,” officials said.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
‘Completely changed my life:’ A year of COVID
We talk to area residents about the losses and the lessons one year after COVID hit Maine.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Lewiston-Auburn College moving downtown?
UMaine leaders are exploring the idea. USM President Glenn Cummings hopes such a move would happen within three to five years. Others who helped establish the college are concerned.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Enrollment down more than half at Lewiston-Auburn College
Students have gone from a record high of 1,350 in 2005 to about 600 in 2019.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Pros and cons of moving college downtown
University of Southern Maine President Glenn Cummings says downtown is where the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College should be. Reaction from local leaders is mixed, ranging from support to rejection.
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Goodbye, and thank you
With gratitude, Sun Journal reporter Bonnie Washuk says goodbye and thank you to Lewiston-Auburn. After 35 years she is retiring.