Beth Quimby reports on Maine on the weekends, when most Mainers are off the job and anything can happen. She worked for newspapers since she was in high school when she started out on her father’s New Hampshire newspaper. She is a graduate of Colby College and a recipient of national, regional and state journalism awards. When she is not working, she tries hard to follow her bliss.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2019
Man killed in shooting in Portland’s Riverton neighborhood
Isahak Muse, 22, was killed at 1:45 a.m. in a residence on Milton Street, police say.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2019
Massachusetts man, 55, critically injured in snowmobile crash
He was riding with a group in Penobscot County when the accident occurred, and the Maine Warden Service says an Auburn woman broke her leg in a crash in Bridgton.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2019
Maine’s whooping cough cases more than doubled in January
The state has the highest pertussis rate in the country.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2019
Hannaford peaches recalled in Maine
The fruit was included in a larger recall prompted by potential listeria contamination.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2019
State still digging out after knockout storm becomes mere strike
A warm air mass moves in and turns coastal precipitation into sleet, drastically reducing the expected snowfall in much of southern Maine.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2018
Maine State Police to step up enforcement of ‘move over’ law
The crackdown comes after two state police cruisers were rear-ended while in breakdown lanes of the Maine Turnpike.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2018
Veteran state trooper recuperating after crash on Maine Turnpike
John Davis of the Maine State Police was injured early Friday when his cruiser was struck by a tractor-trailer in New Gloucester.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2018
Maine’s Gov.-elect, Janet Mills, invites public to inauguration
The Jan. 2 event is free and open to all but requires tickets.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2018
Shutdown not expected to cause major disruptions in Maine
But services have been curtailed at Acadia National Park, where about 70 staff members are on furlough.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2018
Maine State Police identify couple found dead in Richmond
The man and woman found dead Saturday inside their mobile home in Richmond were Kirk Alexander Jr., 46, and his longtime girlfriend, Niomi Mello, 37, Maine State Police said Sunday. Autopsies have been completed on the two bodies at the state medical examiner’s office in Augusta, state police said. Results will be released Monday. The couple’s bodies […]