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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PublishedJuly 16, 2023
Tri for a Cure raises nearly $2 million
Despite the rain, more than 1,000 athletes swam and ran during the 16th annual Tri for a Cure at the Southern Maine Community College campus Sunday morning. With a tornado watch looming, the biking portion was called off.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
Parsonsfield horsewoman completes ‘Century Ride’
Jean Murphy-Ashton, 80, combines with her 21-year-old horse on the achievement, just two years after nearly dying in a riding accident.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
3 die in separate incidents Friday in New Hampshire waters
New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol responded to calls of three deaths in different New Hampshire waters on Friday.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
Hope man, 46, drowns while trying to rescue daughters in Union
The girls’ 27-year-old brother was able to swim to his sisters and get them to safety, but their father died.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2023
Car crashes into trees, catches fire while exiting I-295 in Brunswick
The driver was rescued from the burning vehicle and sustained serious injuries, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2023
Norway man charged with murder in wife’s death
Andrew St. George is being held without bail after authorities found the body of his wife, Barbara St. George, in the couple’s driveway.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2023
Dead whale found on the shore of Peaks Island
The Maine Marine Patrol identified the mammal discovered Saturday as a minke whale.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2023
June saw significantly more rain than average in Maine
The month was very wet with flash flooding in several parts of the state. The forecast is calling for continued clouds and showers through the July 4th holiday, according to the National Weather Service.
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PublishedJune 25, 2023
Man found dead in Lincolnville house fire
After firefighters responded to a house fire in Lincolnville on Saturday, a man in the home was found dead.
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PublishedJune 24, 2023
Brunswick man charged after hourslong standoff outside Forest Avenue Burger King
Gabriel McKusick, 44, allegedly threatened a Burger King employee with a rifle, leading to a two-hour standoff in the parking lot.
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