The city and its residents tout the strides toward sustainability, with a rally and march from Monument Square to Portland City Hall, and an event at Payson Park.
Bonnie Washuk
Bonnie Washuk is the weekend reporter for the Portland Press Herald. She previously was the education writer and a general assignment reporter for the Sun Journal, focusing on Lewiston-Auburn schools. She began as a Lewiston Daily Sun reporter on Halloween, 1983. Since then she's worked for the Lewiston Evening Journal, Sunday, and the Sun Journal covering just about every beat. For 10 years she covered politics as the State House reporter. Bonnie's interests are cooking, dogs, the environment. She's an avid recycler, drives a Prius and does a lot of dog walking with her dogs Lucy and Zoe. A wife, mother of three sons and grandmother of four, she loves children. A great assignment for her is interviewing students. She lives in Portland, grew up in Augusta and attended the University of Maine at Augusta.
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Boy reunites with dog surrendered during his father’s cancer battle
Eric Calleja Jr. gets his birthday wish eight months after losing his dad, a 9/11 first responder, to cancer.
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Derailed train in northern Maine was carrying flammable chemicals
The hazardous materials did not spill or catch fire, the railroad said, but one of them is classified as highly flammable by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Firefighters attack large brush fire in Eliot
Fire departments from eight towns battled a brush fire Saturday in Eliot. The danger of wildfires is high due to dry brush and winds.
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Crews quell stubborn wildfire in Raymond
The blaze was contained by 8 p.m. Friday, Fire Chief Bruce Tupper said.
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State asking ‘citizen scientists’ to help find owl pellets
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants to learn more about the diet of Maine owls.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
First lady Jill Biden to visit SMCC on Wednesday
The visit to Maine is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s ‘Investing in America’ tour to highlight how its economic policies are benefiting Americans.
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With energy prices rising, consumers flock to green energy show
The Green Home and Energy Show in South Portland on Saturday offered exhibits and tips on everything from solar to heat pumps to electric bicycles and snowmobiles.
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Firefighters battle house fire in Scarborough
No one was injured, but two pets are missing after the fire on Friday.
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Pingree pushes for climate-friendly addition to 2023 Farm Bill
The Maine Democrat is proposing legislation that would help farms and food systems reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.