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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PublishedNovember 19, 2011
Local Bank of America branch robbed
Police said a white male, about 5-feet-10, and weighing 185 to 200 pounds took an unknown amount of money.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2011
Gathering of fans stokes fantasy’s flames
Hundreds of enthusiasts turn out for Portland’s first comics and fantasy entertainment ‘con.’
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PublishedNovember 13, 2011
Portland comics convention draws hundreds
More than 750 people showed up his morning for the Coast City Comicon convention at the Eastland Park Hotel in Portland. The event continues this evening.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2011
Maine retailers offer plenty of choices for anxious shoppers
Merchants in South Portland and elsewhere in Maine expect a stronger holiday season than last year’s.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2011
Scarborough business slightly damaged by fire
The fire broke out about 6:20 a.m. at Castle Kitchens.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2011
Fire under control at Berwick home
Three people are treated for smoke inhalation.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2011
Feature Obituary: Mary Margaret McKee, 91, self-reliant and proud single mother
PORTLAND — Mary Margaret McKee worked hard to raise her three children as a single mother. She held down several jobs to put them all through the private Catholic Cathedral School, cooking for the nuns, cleaning houses and helping schoolchildren as a crossing guard. Mrs. McKee, who died surrounded by her family Wednesday at age […]
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PublishedNovember 5, 2011
S. Donald Sussman named Spurwink humanitarian
The philanthropist will be honored tonight.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2011
Wells man dies in single-car crash
Police say a car driven by Nathan Spring, 22, hit a tree and a telephone pole on Perry Oliver Road.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2011
Some towns in Maine get more than a foot of snow
Portland gets 5.2 inches, setting October records. The storm downs power lines across the region, leaving 20,000 still in the dark early today.
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