Beth Quimby

Staff Writer

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
March 16, 2019

Man killed in shooting in Portland’s Riverton neighborhood

Isahak Muse, 22, was killed at 1:45 a.m. in a residence on Milton Street, police say.
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March 9, 2019

Portland man arrested after high-speed chase on Maine Turnpike

State police used a spike mat to deflate the tires of his car, which reached speeds over 100 mph between York and Biddeford.
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March 3, 2019

After national vote for LGBT restrictions, Portland Methodists send message of inclusion

‘You are welcome in this place,’ the husband-and-wife pastors of HopeGateWay tell their congregation at Sunday’s services.
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March 3, 2019

Body of fallen firefighter escorted in procession to Old Orchard Beach

Berwick Fire Capt. Joel Barnes, who perished Friday while battling an apartment house blaze, was a 2005 graduate of Old Orchard Beach High School.
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March 3, 2019

Massachusetts woman killed in Kennebec County snowmobile crash

Speed, alcohol and inexperience were factors in the crash in Wayne, which was the ninth snowmobile fatality so far this season, the Maine Warden Service says.
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March 2, 2019

Fallen Berwick firefighter is remembered as a hero

Capt. Joel Barnes is likely the first firefighter in Maine killed in the line of duty in more than 38 years, officials say.
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February 24, 2019

RSU 21 board to discuss racist incidents in Kennebunk schools

Part of Monday night’s meeting, which originally was scheduled to take place behind closed doors, will be open to the public.
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February 23, 2019

Six Maine teams will take their robots, flipping and flinging, to world finals

More than 200 students compete at the state championships in South Portland.
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February 23, 2019

Massachusetts man, 55, critically injured in snowmobile crash

He was riding with a group in Penobscot County when the accident occurred, and the Maine Warden Service says an Auburn woman broke her leg in a crash in Bridgton.
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February 17, 2019

Sebago derby’s anglers break ice – but no records

Maine’s largest fishing contest lures more than 800 fishermen with a $100,000 prize for landing a larger togue than the 31.8-pounder snagged in 1958.