Scott Jurek of Colorado completed the trek from Georgia to Mount Katahdin in 46 days, eight hours and eight minutes.
Beth Quimby
Beth Quimby reports on Maine on the weekends, when most Mainers are off the job and anything can happen. She worked for newspapers since she was in high school when she started out on her father’s New Hampshire newspaper. She is a graduate of Colby College and a recipient of national, regional and state journalism awards. When she is not working, she tries hard to follow her bliss.
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Boothbay mourns residents who met violent deaths
Families and friends gather to come to grips with two suicides and two murders in one week.
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King assistant: Bookstore has copy of horror writer’s manuscript, not original
The early version of ‘Under the Dome,’ an eventual TV series, was printed from the Web and ended up at Artios Books in Auburn.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders to stump in Portland on July 6
The Vermont independent is campaigning for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.
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Mainers keep lookout in wake of shark reports
Three unconfirmed sightings of great whites in one day lead to a brief beach closure and lingering speculation.
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Winning essayist chosen to own Center Lovell Inn
But the current owner says she won’t reveal the name until the deal is done.
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Para-equestrians hone their riding skills at Maine camp
Riders with physical disabilities train at Carlisle Academy in Lyman in dressage methods.
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Lawyer for ex-Biddeford police officer says client a victim of ‘mob justice’
A Biddeford attorney decries sex abuse allegations against Norman Gaudette and accuses news media of a smear campaign.
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Woman, 23, dies in Limington crash; three injured
Brandy Norton of Limington was killed when the pickup truck she was riding in hit a guard rail and crashed into some trees, the York County sheriff says.
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Military veterans welcomed home to Maine after trip to Washington
The 27 veterans of World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars visited memorials during the trip organized by Honor Flight Maine.