Conrad Lebourdais, 89, watched the formal surrender of Japan from his post aboard a U.S. attack cargo ship on Sept. 2, 1945.
Beth Quimby
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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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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D.C.-bound flights delayed at airports in Portland, Bangor
Passengers at Portland International Jetport scramble to find alternative transportation after technical problems snarl air traffic in the Northeast.
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In Portland’s MS Harborfest Regatta, everyone wins
The race raises $100,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which in turn helps 4,000 Mainers.
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Sanford man arrested for Shapleigh gun theft
The theft of a pistol from Lakeside Marina was captured on video and posted by police on social media.
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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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Portland man injured in house fire
The man’s hands and arms were burned in a house fire at 32 Meadow Lane.
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Three arrested for Marginal Way robbery
Three transients were charged with assaulting and robbing a man Saturday afternoon.
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Fort Kent man killed in motorcycle crash
Police said Colby Martin, 19, was killed when two motorcycles collided Saturday in Fort Kent.
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Pennsylvania couple who were canoeing found dead off Jonesport
The Maine Marine Patrol identifies the victims as Roy and Judith Carlile, who owned a vacation home on Chandler Bay.