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
May 21, 2018

Long-sought Portland memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. getting closer

A City Council committee gears up to vote in June on proposals to rename Bayside Trail and Franklin Street in his honor.
Published
May 20, 2018

Missing Oxford County woman found

Game wardens and K9 teams locate Mary Ann Rumley, 62, in the woods in the town of Mexico.
Published
May 19, 2018

Lobsterman found dead after fishing off Stonington

Wayne ‘Butch’ Ciomei, 59, was found tangled in a fishing line near Marshall Island, the Coast Guard says.
Published
May 19, 2018

Gas leak repaired in South Portland rail yard

The fire department responds to a propane gas leak in a railway car at Rigby Yard.
Published
May 19, 2018

Limerick man arrested on 21-year-old warrant

Deputies responded to a possible domestic assault after being alerted by Colorado authorities, the York County sheriff says.
Published
May 13, 2018

On Mother’s Day, never too old to take the plunge

An 86-year-old Lewiston great-grandmother and three other generations of her family celebrate with a parachute jump.
Published
May 13, 2018

Boothbay man reported missing Saturday returns home

Police had issued a Silver Alert for John F. Edwards, 75, but he apparently drove to Massachusetts without informing anyone.
Published
May 12, 2018

College graduation season goes into full swing across Maine

A Bowdoin alum and Black Lives Matter leader addresses University of Southern Maine graduates in Portland, while Sen. Susan Collins speaks at the University of Maine in Orono and Sen. Angus King at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
Published
May 6, 2018

Two hurt in multiple motorcyle crash in Acton

A Barrington, New Hampshire, couple both received head injuries in the Route 109 crash.
Published
May 6, 2018

Aroostook County man shot by Maine State Police sergeant dies

John Corneil, 54, of Smyrna was shot Friday during an armed confrontation with state police in Oakfield.