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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PublishedJanuary 14, 2024
Coastal Maine dries out – and begins cleaning up – from Saturday’s historic storm
Municipal officials in the hardest-hit areas say cleanup will take days, and repairing the damage is likely to take even longer.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2024
Another potent storm brings historic coastal flooding, high winds to an already-drenched Maine
Powerful storm surges, coinciding with the monthly astronomical high tide, flooded low-lying streets in Portland and other coastal communities while damaging businesses and landmarks.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2024
Two injured in New Gloucester crash
Both people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2024
Firefighters battle house fire in Baldwin
When firefighters arrived, ‘the house was fully engulfed by fire. There was no ability to make an interior attack. We couldn’t enter the house,’ the fire chief said.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2024
Winter arrives in southern Maine at last, as storm drops 10 inches of snow or more across the region
Some areas in York and Cumberland counties recorded more than 15 inches of snow, while the extreme northern parts of the state got little or even none.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2024
With first big winter storm arriving at last, southern Maine braces for a foot of snow – or more
Many Mainers spent the day stocking up on last-minute supplies and putting on snow tires before the expected arrival of a snowstorm.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2024
2023 was warmer and wetter. December snow in Portland? Forget about it
Portland had the second least amount of snow on record this December, and the average temperature was 5 degrees above normal. Scientists say climate change is partly to blame.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
Portland firefighters extinguish apartment fire after bystanders help occupant off roof
Bystanders on the scene grabbed a nearby ladder and the resident was able to descend to safety before firefighters arrived.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2023
Shenna Bellows’ home ‘swatted’ after decision to bar Trump from Maine’s primary ballot
The secretary of state says she and her staff have received ‘non-stop’ threats, including a swatting at her home Friday night – in which a fake emergency is called in to elicit a heavy police response.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
A man and his racehorse start their slow ride into retirement
Bob Nadeau, of Saco, 86, and Putnams Storm were honored in an Au Revoir Retirement Showcase at the Cumberland Fairgrounds track just before Christmas. Nadeau said harness racing has changed a lot during his 50 years in the sport.
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