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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PublishedJuly 31, 2022
Drought persists as Maine has another month of well below average rainfall
Quick-hitting storms do little to change conditions on the ground, and more heat is in the forecast.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2022
Maine struggles through heat wave, but some relief in sight
Parts of the state face heat indexes around 100 degrees and unhealthy ozone levels.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2022
Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations decrease again
Maine and New England continue to have lower infection rates than much of the country.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2022
Juvenile suspect charged with murder in death of Mount Vernon teen
A close-knit town is awash in grief, confusion and a newfound sense of danger after Brooke McLaughlin, 14, was found dead in her home Monday.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2022
Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations rise slightly
The number of people in hospitals statewide with the coronavirus increased to 131 on Sunday, two more than the day before.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2022
Large crowds greet return of Yarmouth Clam Festival
Organizers say attendance over the three days of the event, which was canceled for two years by the pandemic, is expected to be about 100,000. Story by staff writer Bonnie Washuk
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PublishedJuly 16, 2022
Maine COVID-19 hospitalizations increase by 10
The number of patients in hospitals statewide with the coronavirus rose to 129 on Saturday, the Maine CDC says.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2022
Maine Muslim families celebrate Eid al-Adha
They gathered Sunday in Westbrook to mark the special day, which honors the Prophet Ibrahim’s devotion to Allah.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2022
Waterboro fire destroys home, sends four to hospital
The blaze broke out shortly before 7:30 a.m. Sunday at a residence on Sokokis Trail in North Waterboro.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2022
Number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine holding steady
There were 111 people with the coronavirus in hospitals statewide on Sunday, one more than the day before, according to the Maine CDC.
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People with mental health challenges say they’re being left out of the conversation about hospital violence
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Auburn-Lewiston airport construction leaves pilots, management at odds
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Two Spruce Mountain students expelled indefinitely
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Sabattus man charged in Thursday night’s 3-vehicle crash on Crowley Road
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Self-storage facilities on the rise in Maine and across the country