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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PublishedSeptember 11, 2016
Mainers mark 15th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Ceremonies across southern Maine honor the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2016
No Wessie sightings at Westbrook triathlon
But some athletes who registered for the event didn’t show up at Riverbank Park, perhaps wary of an encounter with the elusive snake.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2016
New community garden seen as unifier for disconnected Libbytown
Organizers hope that Portland’s 10th set of such plots will become a gathering place for a neighborhood split by highway projects.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2016
Reggae festival livens up Deering Oaks
Several DJs put on a free concert at the park Sunday.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2016
Giant cruise ship with nearly 5,000 aboard visits Portland
The Anthem of the Seas, one of the largest cruise ships in the world, kicks the city’s cruise season into high gear.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2016
Portland’s Congress Street turns into an art gallery
The WCSH Sidewalk Art Festival and the Maine Crafts Association’s Portland Fine Craft Show draw thousands of people.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2016
Portland congregation carries Torahs, traditions to smaller quarters
Its numbers shrinking, Shaarey Tphiloh sells its building and moves into space at Temple Beth El just down the street.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2016
Great Falls Balloon Festival gives a lift to Lewiston-Auburn charities
About 20 colorful hot air balloons star in the three-day event, which also includes carnival rides and musical acts.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2016
Fresh Air Fund brings New York City kids to Saco water park
Aquaboggan owner Wes Hurst opens the doors to the nonprofit several times each summer.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2016
‘Wild women’ a hit at South Portland’s Art in the Park
A Brunswick artist draws an audience at the annual art show and sale in Mill Creek Park.
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