No one has come forward to claim the prize after a winning ticket was sold at the Hometown Gas & Grill on Friday the 13th.
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.
$1.35 billion Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Lebanon, Maine
The York County town was abuzz Saturday with excitement and speculation about who hit the jackpot.
Postal carriers hold rally over delivery delays
Workers demonstrate in front of the Forest Avenue post office in Portland, saying they’re being told to prioritize delivering packages, causing long delays for regular mail.
Good Samaritan struck, killed after stopping to help Waterville crash victim
A nurse from Madison died Friday night after she was hit by a pickup truck on Interstate 95.
Mills, Maine delegation relieved by judge’s decision to delay stricter lobstering rules
But the lawmakers say the ruling fails to address regulations that threaten the industry without meaningfully protecting whales.
Multiple police agencies still searching for man deemed ‘armed and dangerous’
Diego Martinez, 31, was involved in a police standoff and series of high-speed chases Friday, police say, and still remains at large.
Record number of turkeys harvested during spring season
According to Maine Inland Wildlife and Fisheries 25% of hunters were successful in hunting one or more turkeys, especially in southern Maine.
High temps break records across Maine, but normal cold is returning
In Portland, the high hit 72 degrees, shattering the old Nov. 12 record of 65 degrees set in 2020.
Record-breaking warmth continues across Maine
Unseasonably high temperatures are expected again on Monday before a return to more typical conditions Tuesday.
Portland man charged in New Gloucester head-on crash Saturday
Deputies found William Werner hiding in a nearby basement on Peacock Road following the crash.