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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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
Victoria Mansion offers help in preserving historic buildings
Craftspeople share their knowledge during a workshop aimed at getting more people interested in preservation work.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2023
Dozens gather in downtown Portland to condemn Israel’s retaliatory strikes in Gaza
About 100 people stood with signs that read ‘Palestinian Lives Matter’ and ‘Wage Peace’ during the protest organized by the Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2023
Two horses killed after being struck by vehicle in Gorham
The animals had gotten loose on Gray Road after dark, police said.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Portland Museum of Art offering free admission Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day
Numerous special events are planned at the museum.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Portland police asking the public for info about man who went missing in 2013
Portland police are asking the public’s help for information about Dane Angelich, who was last seen on Oct. 7, 2013, near the Preble Street Resource Center.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Saturday’s storm hit northern, coastal Maine with power outages
Saturday’s storm delivered some rain and breeze for southern and central Maine, but the Down East region got clobbered with heavy amounts of rain and strong winds.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2023
Victoria Mansion kicks off the Halloween season with some odd, spooky history
Portland’s Victorian Mansion held ‘A Bizarre Victorian Bazaar: An Exhibition of Oddities and the Obscure’ on Saturday. The one-day fair kicked off the Halloween season by demonstrating some odd beliefs of the Victorian era.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
Portland jetport briefly shut down Sunday after car crashes through gate, drives on runway
George Gillmore III, 33, who police say was staying at a nearby hotel, has been charged with multiple crimes in relation to the incident.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2023
Long forgotten helmsman in War of 1812 sea battle off Maine is honored in Portland
Samuel Drinkwater, who piloted the USS Enterprise when it defeated the HMS Boxer in 1813, was honored Saturday with a new gravestone in Portland’s Eastern Cemetery.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2023
Cumberland County Fair opens with big crowds
The fair began its 151st year Sunday with a demonstration by the Colby College Woodsmen and the kids pedal tractor pull.
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