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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PublishedSeptember 4, 2023
Maine businesses expect strong finish to summer tourism season
A sunny Labor Day weekend has helped tourism-dependent business make up for a slow, rainy start.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2023
Cool, wet summer yields Portland’s hottest July and ‘the best’ sunflowers
The wet summer was courtesy of a near-record number of days with rain.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2023
Portland police renew call for help finding man missing since 2006
The Portland Police Department are asking the public’s help to find a Boston man last seen in Portland 17 years ago this month.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2023
Car owned by Margaret Chase Smith sells for $15,000 at auction
The 1941 Plymouth Super Deluxe Business Coupe was owned by the groundbreaking Maine politician for over 40 years.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2023
Hundreds join in with joy as Wabanaki Marketplace resumes at Shaker Village
Maine’s tribes were celebrated Saturday as artists showed off speciality foods, hand-crafted baskets, jewelry, and a performance of drumming, song and dance.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2023
Young humpback whale spotted in Sheepscot River
Marine Mammals of Maine reports that the whale appears to be healthy and cautions the public to view the whale safely from a distance.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Dozens rally near Maine State House to protest hate
The ‘Love is Louder’ demonstration was held Saturday in response to a neo-Nazi protest the previous week.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Mainers take advantage of a rare sunny summer Sunday
While this summer isn’t done yet, it’s tracking to be among the wettest ever in Portland.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2023
Advocates of public coastal access hold rally at Moody Beach in Wells
On Saturday, about 100 members of two groups, Our Maine Beaches and Free Moody Beach, participated in a rally that called attention to the longtime dispute over public use of Moody Beach.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2023
Saturday power outage in Portland, Falmouth blamed on transmission issue
More than 11,000 Central Maine Power customers in Cumberland County lost power for a few hours Saturday.
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