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 28, 2024
Officials warn that ice is not safe on many Maine bodies of water
Warm spells and rain have left the ice on many lakes and ponds nowhere near as solid as might be expected in late January.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2024
Carmel grieves tragic loss of town manager who drowned saving young son
Kevin Howell, 51, drowned Friday when he and his 4-year-old son fell through the ice at Etna Pond. The son survived.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2024
It’s a boy! Scarborough 911 dispatcher praised for helping hospital-bound dad deliver baby
911 dispatcher Nicole Thompson has been nominated for a ‘stork award’ for talking the father through his son’s delivery.
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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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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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PublishedDecember 23, 2023
As Maine recovers from storm, power outages fall below 600
The number of customers without electricity in Maine fell to around 500 by Sunday afternoon, six days after a fierce wind and rain storm knocked out power to about 500,000 customers.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2023
White Christmas is becoming more of a dream than a reality in Maine
The state’s winters are getting warmer and wetter, and there’ll be no white Christmas this year, again.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2023
Wind and rain storm to arrive in Maine on Sunday and worsen Monday
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous warning with rain storm that will start Sunday and worsen on Monday/
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