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 1, 2024
2023 was warmer and wetter. December snow in Portland? Forget about it
Portland had the second least amount of snow on record this December, and the average temperature was 5 degrees above normal. Scientists say climate change is partly to blame.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
Portland firefighters extinguish apartment fire after bystanders help occupant off roof
Bystanders on the scene grabbed a nearby ladder and the resident was able to descend to safety before firefighters arrived.
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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 30, 2023
Coffee By Design on India Street burglarized early Saturday
The burglary happened sometime after midnight.
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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 17, 2023
Christmas carolers hit just the right note in Portland
Deering Center residents reveled in the neighborhood’s Christmas tradition of caroling before the tree-lighting.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2023
Old Town man dies in Sunday morning fire
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2023
Thousands of veterans’ graves decorated for National Wreaths Across America Day
Volunteers worked to honor the deceased by placing wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery and other locations across the country.
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