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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PublishedOctober 2, 2011
Coastal flooding expected south of Portland today
Flooding could happen near high tide at 3:30 p.m.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2011
Plane-spotting enthusiast frequent Portland jetport
SOUTH PORTLAND — Almost every day, Sarah Wilcox and her daughter Morgan, who’s 5, pull into a dirt parking lot off Aviation Boulevard to watch the planes landing and taking off at the Portland International Jetport.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2011
Portland police warn of gangs
Portland bar owners and other merchants are being warned not to allow customers wearing gang colors and other insignia into their establishments following a fist fight involving two dozen motorcycle gang members on Commercial Street early Saturday evening.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2011
Saturday fistfights lead to warning
Portland bar owners and other merchants are being warned not to allow customers wearing gang colors and other insignia into their establishments following a fist fight involving two dozen motorcycle gang members on Commercial Street early Saturday evening.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2011
Wasp could help save ash trees
FREEPORT — A non-stinging wasp that likes to build its nests in baseball diamonds is helping Maine entomologists detect an insect that has decimated millions of ash trees in the Midwest.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2011
Wasps save trees?
FREEPORT — A non-stinging wasp that likes to build its nests in baseball diamonds is helping Maine entomologists detect an insect that has decimated millions of ash trees in the Midwest.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2011
‘Green’ grocers learn certification good for business
The doors on the refrigerated cases at Rosemont Bakery and Market on Brighton Avenue in Portland contain energy efficient glass that doesn’t require heat to keep them from fogging up when opened.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2011
Maine lobstermen brace for new regulations
Chebeague Island lobsterman Alex Todd said he welcomes rules to prevent whales from becoming tangled in his fishing gear.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2011
Lobster vs. Whale: New rules could effect Maine’s lobstermen
Chebeague Island lobsterman Alex Todd said he welcomes rules to prevent whales from becoming tangled in his fishing gear.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2011
Holding line against milfoil
NAPLES — The S.S. Libra may not have the elegant lines of a cabin cruiser, and its plodding pace is not much faster than an aquatic turtle’s. But the vessel is the first line of defense in the war against the variable leaf milfoil on the Songo River.
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