The initial count had the Ward 1 incumbent losing to a challenger by seven votes.
Leslie Bridgers
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Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
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Greely Middle School students return to class after bomb threat evacuation
The students and staff were moved to the high school after the threat and returned to their school later in the day, the superintendent said in an email.
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Challengers win council, school board seats in Westbrook
Incumbents are unseated from the City Council and School Committee.
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Ray, Thibodeau join Portland council; incumbent Mavodones re-elected
Portland voters were choosing three councilors for the nine-person board.
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NTSB confirms that underwater wreckage found off Bahamas is from El Faro
The cargo ship, with four Mainers among the 33 people aboard, has been missing since Oct. 1.
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Windham voters to decide on public works facility, council race
The new building would add an average of $56 a year to the tax bill on a $200,000 home.
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Four-way race will decide winners of 2 Gorham council seats
Two incumbents are facing two challengers in the town election Nov. 3.
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Two Westbrook school board members face challengers
Two other incumbents are running unopposed.
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Five candidates vying for 2 contested Westbrook council seats
Also on the ballot is Gary Rairdon, who is running uncontested for re-election to his seat representing Ward 4.
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Woman, 47, killed in two-car crash in Bethel
The head-on collision occurred Friday afternoon on Intervale Road, the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office says.