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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PublishedAugust 16, 2015
Mainer who was there describes Japan’s surrender in Tokyo Bay
Conrad Lebourdais, 89, watched the formal surrender of Japan from his post aboard a U.S. attack cargo ship on Sept. 2, 1945.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2015
Elderly married couple die in Lincolnville fire
Firefighters pull Virginia and Eugene Dyer from the home but are unable to resuscitate them.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2015
D.C.-bound flights delayed at airports in Portland, Bangor
Passengers at Portland International Jetport scramble to find alternative transportation after technical problems snarl air traffic in the Northeast.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2015
In Portland’s MS Harborfest Regatta, everyone wins
The race raises $100,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which in turn helps 4,000 Mainers.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2015
Sanford man arrested for Shapleigh gun theft
The theft of a pistol from Lakeside Marina was captured on video and posted by police on social media.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2015
Thief cracks safe at Gray American Legion, steals $15,000
Police say a grinding tool was used to breach the concrete-lined metal safe Saturday night.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2015
Portland man injured in house fire
The man’s hands and arms were burned in a house fire at 32 Meadow Lane.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2015
Three arrested for Marginal Way robbery
Three transients were charged with assaulting and robbing a man Saturday afternoon.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2015
Fort Kent man killed in motorcycle crash
Police said Colby Martin, 19, was killed when two motorcycles collided Saturday in Fort Kent.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2015
Pennsylvania couple who were canoeing found dead off Jonesport
The Maine Marine Patrol identifies the victims as Roy and Judith Carlile, who owned a vacation home on Chandler Bay.
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