Despite a constant rain, thousands of people attended, with turnout Saturday comparable to last year’s much sunnier Pride parade.
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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Brunswick man charged after driving wrong way on I-295
No one was injured, and the driver was charged with driving under the influence, state police say.
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Thousands of acres protected with Land for Maine’s Future funding
The parcels range from more than 2,500 acres near the Appalachian Trail in Franklin County to 155 acres in Wells for trails and to preserve habitat for the New England cottontail.
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Maine congressional delegation reacts cautiously to debt ceiling deal
Lawmakers say they’re waiting for language to be finalized before taking a position on the agreement.
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Holiday weekend brings record-high temperatures across Maine
Many communities surpassed 90 degrees on Sunday, with daily records set in Augusta and Bangor.
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Feds seek sentence of over 15 years for Jan. 6 rioter Kyle Fitzsimons of Maine
Prosecutors call the Lebanon man, who will be sentenced on June 13, ‘one of the most violent and aggressive participants’ in the insurrection.
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Maine cities and towns embracing ‘No Mow May’
Scarborough is among the latest to promote giving mowers the month off to help pollinators.
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Windham mother struggles to make sense of son’s disappearance
Alex Jackson of Windham was last seen with his dog May 12. The dog was found 3 days later, but there was no sign of Jackson.
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Longtime Maine Public Radio journalist Mal Leary dies at 72
Known as the dean of the State House press corps, Leary covered politics for 45 years for radio, TV and print, and even started his own news service.
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Maine’s fentanyl crisis takes center stage at Deering Oaks
The concert in Deering Oaks on Sunday afternoon drew about 150 people.