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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PublishedFebruary 12, 2012
Plunge benefits Camp Sunshine
PORTLAND — Tori Pelletier stood on East End Beach on Saturday, dressed in a pink-and-yellow bikini, sunglasses and a fur-lined bomber’s hat.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2012
Organizations join to protect timberland
Several western York County organizations hope their campaign to protect that region’s timberlands will gain the same kind of national attention as similar efforts in Maine’s North Woods.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2012
Several groups join to protect region’s timber
Several western York County organizations hope their campaign to protect that region’s timberlands will gain the same kind of national attention as similar efforts in Maine’s North Woods.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2012
Event rings in year of dragon
WESTBROOK — The clatter of mah-jongg tiles, the sweet smell of steaming vegetable and pork dumplings and the sound of occasional snatches of Mandarin transformed Westbrook Middle School into Maine’s own Chinatown on Saturday.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2012
Grant builds interesting magnet high school
FAIRFIELD — Lisa Sandy is getting a lot of phone calls these days.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2012
Tri for a Cure registration opens
The Maine Cancer Foundation has switched to a new lottery registration system for its popular Tri for a Cure triathlon fundraiser.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2012
Fans flock to mushers event
BRIDGTON — Phil Dutra offered his girlfriend, Julie Torre, a choice of vacations this winter: Bermuda and its pink sand beaches or a ride on a dog sled.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2012
Fire destroys Poland home, killing 2 dogs
Single-digit temperatures and the absence of hydrants hampered efforts to contain the blaze.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2012
Windham girl hurt by hit-and-run truck
Savanna Demmons, 10, was treated at Maine Medical Center and released after being struck by the truck’s passenger-side mirror.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2012
MLK march helps keep tradition alive
PORTLAND — As marches go, it wasn’t a particularly big one and, given the timing — a cold January afternoon, not long before sunset — it didn’t attract anything in the way of a crowd.
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