Frank Slason wanted his wife, Diane, to be remembered in this newspaper. He lost her to Alzheimer’s long before her death last month, he said.
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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Postal carriers hold rally over delivery delays
Workers demonstrate in front of the Forest Avenue post office in Portland, saying they’re being told to prioritize delivering packages, causing long delays for regular mail.
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Thousands of Mainers still without power after season’s first storm
Power outages continue in Oxford and Androscoggin counties, areas hit hard by the nor’easter. CMP increased workers Sunday to restore power.
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Gray woman charged with theft after stolen mail found in stolen vehicle
A Gray woman was charged after she was driving a stolen vehicle and attempted to steal mail in Casco, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
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First winter storm knocks out power to thousands, delivers heavy, wet snow to interior
Power outages were especially widespread in Oxford County, where more than half of Central Maine Power customers were without electricity Saturday afternoon.
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Firefighters extinguish smoky fire Saturday at medical marijuana growing facility in Gorham
The fire at 36 Bartlett Road was likely caused by malfunctioning grow lights, a fire official said.
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Cryptozoology museum leaving Portland in 2025
The space that celebrates creatures thought to be extinct and creatures that have yet to be proven real will move to Bangor.
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Four injured in head-on crash in Standish on Friday night
The crash, which occurred on Route 35, also known as Bonny Eagle Road, is still under investigation.
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Route 11 in Naples reopens following structure fire
The road was closed for about four hours Sunday.
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Man arrested by Augusta police after allegedly stealing police car, harassing family at Shaw’s
A Farmington couple was reportedly terrorized by a man Saturday at the Shaw’s Plaza when he followed them into a store and in the parking lot before police arrested him.