The footrace might disrupt a summer Saturday morning in sleepy Cape Elizabeth, but the local supporters wouldn’t have it any other way.
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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Acton barn destroyed in fire, but farmhouse is saved
Neighbors say a quick response by firefighters saved other homes from the blaze on Milton Mills Road near the New Hampshire border.
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Cancer survivors, supporters, turn out for South Portland triathlon
The annual Tri for a Cure all-women’s athletic event raises more than $1.5 million for cancer research.
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Police identify man killed in fall from balcony at Cape Elizabeth home
They say that John Knight, 39, was pronounced dead at his home on Tiger Lily Lane.
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People pour into beer fest at Thompson’s Point in Portland
More than 200 different craft beers are sampled Saturday by 2,000 festivalgoers.
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Thousands throng Portland’s waterfront to tour tall ships
The Tall Ships Portland 2015 festival, featuring 13 sailing vessels, will resume from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday.
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Plane makes emergency landing on Maine golf course
No one is hurt when pilot Gary Soucy of Brewer was forced to land in Parsonsfield because of bad weather.
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Westbrook man killed in motorcycle crash in Lisbon
Mark Ormsby, 57, is killed when his motorcycle hits a utility pole Friday evening.
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Sanford man, 20, arrested in fatal hit-and-run
Kenneth Allen, 50, formerly of Old Orchard Beach, was hit by a car about 12:40 a.m. Saturday in Acton.
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Maine historian William Jordan remembered for research, teaching
Maine historian William Barnes Jordan Jr. published 10 books and is fondly recalled as a natural and gifted teacher.