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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PublishedOctober 11, 2015
Visitors flock to Maine farms open for Maine Creamery Day
The art of making cheese is revealed at the 15 creameries participating in the Maine Cheese Guild’s 11th annual event on Sunday.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2015
Abortion opponents picket Planned Parenthood office in Portland
About 35 people take part in the protest, while about 15 people lead a counterprotest across the street.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2015
Perry selectman, one other man charged with arson
The fire last year destroyed a vacant house in the Washington County town, the State Fire Marshal’s Office says.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2015
High winds cancel Nova Scotia ferry
Service will resume on Sunday, ferry officials said.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2015
Unattended candle caused Auburn fire that displaced 8
The fire heavily damaged an apartment building on Court Street Saturday morning, fire officials say.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2015
El Faro’s crew faced dire situation, merchant mariners say
But the captain and crew were well trained and highly qualified, and appeared to follow standard industry practices when the ship set sail from Jacksonville.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2015
Coast Guard finds debris field of missing cargo ship with Mainers on board
Styrofoam, wood, cargo and other items are sighted in an area of more than 225 square miles.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2015
Portland police release photos of bank robbery suspect
An armed man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash from the TD Bank branch at 1410 Congress St. on Saturday morning, police say.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2015
Coast Guard retrieves life ring from missing cargo ship with four Mainers aboard
The search for El Faro, which vanished Thursday off the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin and whose captain is from Windham, will resume Sunday.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2015
Man killed in Corinna ATV crash identified
Thomas Hughes, 61, of Lisbon died when the vehicle he was driving rolled over him, the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says.
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