The city’s staff is recommending that the City Council not enact new restrictions on anti-abortion protests, for now.
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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Both of Westbrook High School’s assistant principals resign
Howard Jack and Tim Stebbins stress that their experiences at Westbrook High were positive.
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Play wave grant buoys hopes for Westbrook
The water feature is part of a grander plan for an urban whitewater park to draw people downtown and spur economic growth.
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Rent-A-Husband founder Kaile Warren running for Maine Legislature
Warren is chosen to replace Republican Stuart “Toby” Pennels, who died Thursday from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle accident.
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Owls Head pound lands two ultra-rare white lobsters
At one in 100 million, true albino lobsters are the rarest of them all. Two in one week may merit some skepticism.
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Army vet, Maine Senate candidate from Casco dies from accident injuries
Stuart ‘Toby’ Pennels was 55 and had served on the Windham-Raymond school board before moving to Casco.
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Raymond to vote on pursuing withdrawal from RSU 14
Voters will decide Nov. 4 whether to form a committee to explore the costs of leaving the district.
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Gorham council decides to continue assisting immigrants
Councilors vote to continue General Assistance for undocumented immigrants while a lawsuit against the state goes forward.
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Meg Perry Center loses its space, but not its optimism
A Portland group focused on being an accessible community resource is without a home but continuing its mission.
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Westbrook officer claims harassment, retaliation for ticketing girlfriend of police colleague
Melissa May says she plans to sue the city for several human rights violations amid internal pressure to ‘rip up’ the speeding citation.