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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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
With end of winter near, Portland has only gotten half the snow of an average year
Maine’s largest city has received just 24.1 inches of snow this season – all but an inch of it in January.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2024
Four people injured in head-on crash during snow squall in Bowdoin
An older couple was taken to Maine Medical Center in critical condition, authorities say.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2024
Sen. King warns that without U.S. help, ‘Russia will just take over’ in Ukraine
King, whose remarks were aired by ‘CBS Sunday Morning,’ has been an ardent supporter of a large military aid package for Ukraine and other U.S. allies.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2024
Maine police – in ‘Style’ – pair Taylor Swift songs with reminders not to drink and drive
The Brunswick Police Department had some fun while advising Super Bowl viewers not to find a ‘Blank Space’ in the form of a cell for anyone who has a ‘Bad Blood’ alcohol level.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2024
Ice cream cones, sunshine and warmth: Welcome to winter in Maine
The National Weather Service office in Gray reported that the temperature hit 54 degrees at the Portland International Jetport – exactly 20 degrees above the historical average for Feb. 10.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2024
At least 4 suspects who fled Saco shooting, crash remain at large, police say
Though the suspects remain at large after Friday’s incident, the Saco deputy police chief says there is no ongoing danger to the public.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2024
It’s a boy! Scarborough 911 dispatcher praised for helping hospital-bound dad deliver baby
911 dispatcher Nicole Thompson has been nominated for a ‘stork award’ for talking the father through his son’s delivery.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2024
Officials warn that ice is not safe on many Maine bodies of water
Warm spells and rain have left the ice on many lakes and ponds nowhere near as solid as might be expected in late January.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2024
Carmel grieves tragic loss of town manager who drowned saving young son
Kevin Howell, 51, drowned Friday when he and his 4-year-old son fell through the ice at Etna Pond. The son survived.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2024
South Portland residents mourn loss of historic Fisherman’s Point shacks
Willard Beach residents on Sunday said they were sad about losing the fishing shacks, which had stood on the rocky point for over 100 years before being swept away in Saturday’s storm.
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