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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PublishedJanuary 30, 2016
Maine tall ship organization honored
Talls Ships Portland wins two of the five major awards at an international tall ships conference in Quebec City.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2016
Children’s Museum invites kids with sensory issues to play
Soft lights and muted sounds greet children with autism and Down syndrome on Saturday mornings in Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2016
Eight arrested as heroin, cocaine ring busted in Vassalboro
A house in Vassalboro was being used as a base for heroin and crack sales, police say.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2016
Man accused of arson in 2014 house fire in Stonington
David Smith, 47, of Deer Isle is also charged with aggravated criminal mischief in connection with the blaze.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2016
Some dislike proposal to ease long waits for Maine lobstering licenses
A bill before state legislators seeks to end decade-long delays, but critics worry it undermines the authority of the seven fishing zones.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2016
Cape Elizabeth man accused of firing gun, threatening taxi driver
Adam Stockley, 51, was arrested and jailed. Police say alcohol was a factor in the incident
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2016
Trailblazing Maine environmental reporter Bob Cummings dies at 86
A 1972 story by the longtime writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram resulted in 400,000 acres of Maine forestland being returned to the people of the state.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2016
Maine truck driver braves snowstorm to deliver potatoes to Florida
Mike Dassatt of Belfast travels almost the entire length of Interstate 95.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2016
Search called off for man believed missing in Acadia National Park
Tough weather conditions make it unsafe to continue the search for Timothy Philpott of Ellsworth, possibly until spring.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2016
Six Maine companies win Good Food Awards
They are among 242 food and beverage companies that won awards in the national competition.
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