Beth Quimby

Portland Press Herald

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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Published
June 10, 2018

Buxton man, 31, made ‘improper pass’ in fatal Berwick crash

The three others killed were: a 73-year-old woman, a 29-year-old man and a 7-year-old boy, but police have not released their identities.
Published
June 9, 2018

Two Maine men charged with illegal drug trafficking

A search of their vehicle on the Maine Turnpike in York uncovers methamphetamine and a loaded high-capacity rifle, state police say.
Published
June 9, 2018

Car hits utility pole, witnesses drag driver to safety in Arundel

Witnesses dragged the driver to safety, the York County sheriff says.
Published
June 9, 2018

Newcastle mourns ‘heartbreaking’ loss of girl killed in crash

Isabelle Manahan, 15, a talented Lincoln Academy freshman, was driving without a license when her car left the road and hit some trees in Edgecomb.
Published
June 3, 2018

Yarmouth High student wins app challenge contest

Michael Guertler will share $10,000 in college scholarships.
Published
June 3, 2018

Family of girl killed in 1968 finds closure after Sanford hit-and-run death

Darlene Ashby McCann, who was with her young sister when she was killed, says the tragedy came ‘full circle’ when Douglas Parkhurst was struck Friday by another hit-and-run driver.
Published
June 2, 2018

Man hit, killed by car at Sanford ball field confessed 5 years ago to a fatal 1968 hit-and-run

Douglas Parkhurst, 68, of West Newfield told police in New York state that he was driving the car that struck and killed a 4-year-old girl.
Published
June 2, 2018

Woman accused of killing man with car at Sanford ball field has 2 OUI convictions

Police won’t say whether alcohol was involved in Friday night’s incident, which a mother says traumatized players who saw it.
Published
May 27, 2018

George H.W. Bush hospitalized in Biddeford

The former president was taken to Southern Maine Health Care after experiencing fatigue and low blood pressure, and his daughter visited him Sunday, according to his spokesman.
Published
May 26, 2018

Ex-Obama adviser Susan Rice gets honorary Bowdoin degree

A total of 489 students are awarded degrees at the Brunswick college’s 213th graduation.