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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PublishedSeptember 12, 2015
Maine Open Lighthouse Day a lure for out-of-towners
Twenty-three lighthouses along the Maine coast were open for free tours Saturday.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2015
Two New Hampshire men arrested in Lewiston bank robbery
They were apprehended after a high-speed chase on the Maine Turnpike that ended in Saco, state police say.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2015
Motoryclist dies following crash on Interstate 295
Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said Alexander Small, 21, of Richmond died shortly after he arrived at Maine Medical Center Saturday.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2015
All eyes skyward at Brunswick air show
Thousands of people show up Saturday to watch the Navy’s famed Blue Angels air team and other notable aircraft at the two-day air show at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2015
Maine war vets receive warm welcome back from Washington trip
Twenty-seven veterans, all but one of them from World War II, found an instant connection between themselves on a trip to the nation’s capital.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2015
Missing hiker, 78, found alive in Baxter State Park
‘He’s doing great for three days spent thrashing around the woods,’ the park director says of John Lyon, who had been missing since Thursday.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2015
Women toss skillets in competition at Acton Fair
A former college discus thrower wins the day as the fair celebrates its 150th anniversary.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2015
Mainer who was there describes Japan’s surrender in Tokyo Bay
Conrad Lebourdais, 89, watched the formal surrender of Japan from his post aboard a U.S. attack cargo ship on Sept. 2, 1945.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2015
Elderly married couple die in Lincolnville fire
Firefighters pull Virginia and Eugene Dyer from the home but are unable to resuscitate them.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2015
Thief cracks safe at Gray American Legion, steals $15,000
Police say a grinding tool was used to breach the concrete-lined metal safe Saturday night.
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