Bonnie Washuk, 62, is the education writer and general assignment reporter for the Sun Journal, focusing on Lewiston-Auburn schools. She began 35 years 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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PublishedMarch 15, 2021
Auburn Mall readied for mass vaccination clinic Wednesday; 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.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2021
‘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.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2019
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.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2019
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.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2019
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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PublishedJuly 5, 2019
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.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2019
The future of Lewiston-Auburn College
Coming Sunday: The future of the 31-year-old University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College is being explored. We talk to system officials about what could change and to community leaders about their thoughts and concerns.
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PublishedJune 30, 2019
Even plastic-bag-toting shoppers favor ban
AUBURN — As Lynn and Mark Klinger loaded groceries into their car, they smiled about the fact that they didn’t use any plastic grocery bags. All six bags were reusable. “No plastic bags. Except for the produce,” Mark said. The Klingers support new Maine laws that will outlaw single-use plastic bags and Styrofoam containers, starting […]
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PublishedJune 30, 2019
Maine lawmakers give environmental efforts big green light
From bans on plastic bags and Styrofoam containers to boosts for solar and other renewable energy, the climate in the Maine Legislature this session was decidedly pro-environment.
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PublishedJune 28, 2019
Coming Sunday: Good year for Maine’s environment
Coming Sunday: From a ban on plastic bags, initiatives to reduce climate change pollution, to more solar panels and heat pumps, this year was a banner year for Maine’s environment.
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