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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PublishedMay 7, 2023
Summer Ogunquit-Kennebunk trolley service suspended
With an ongoing shortage of workers with commercial driver’s licenses, the YCCAC has announced that they have not been able to recruit or hire enough drivers.
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PublishedMay 6, 2023
Thousands awarded degrees as college graduation season begins in Maine
Thousands graduated Saturday at commencement ceremonies at the University of Southern Maine and other UMaine System schools.
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PublishedMay 6, 2023
Dead whale removed from Long Sands Beach in York
The minke whale washed up on shore, police said.
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PublishedApril 30, 2023
Portland Museum of Art exhibit delivers environmental messages from young artists
PMA has opened a two-month exhibit of young artists who created their messages through art about climate change.
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PublishedApril 30, 2023
Honor Flight Maine veterans welcomed home at Portland Jetport
Hundreds turn out to honor the group returning from a trip to Washington, D.C.
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PublishedApril 29, 2023
Flood watch issued for late Sunday in southern Maine
Heavy rain may cause flooding in York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford and Somerset counties, as well as parts of New Hampshire.
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PublishedApril 29, 2023
Police chase across two counties ends with deadly crash in Gray
Nicholas Leibowitz, 30, crashed about 8:30 p.m. Friday and suffered fatal injuries, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
‘Driving force’ behind Portland’s Valentine’s Day Phantom dies
Kevin Fahrman of Falmouth led efforts for decades to secretly put up hearts all across the city, his family said.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
Windham police investigate gunfire in parking lot
Police say a man fired a gun at another man’s truck after the two were involved in a fight Friday night.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
Portland youth chess club gives asylum seekers a sense of belonging
The local chapter of international nonprofit The Gift of Chess has organized weekly games to help children build life skills.
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