Colucci’s market is set to reopen next week as the Hilltop Superette.
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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South Portland declares former legislator’s house a public nuisance
Christopher Muse says he doesn’t have the money to fix a broken sewer pipe.
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Wide gap in views after Maine’s decision to halt aid to undocumented immigrants
Some Mainers say those here illegally shouldn’t be getting scarce dollars, but others say helping is a moral necessity and can be a bridge to self-sufficiency.
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Teen who died in rescue attempt heading home to Maine
A Friday service is planned in Portland for Michael ‘Micky’ Chadbourne, who lived in Indiana but had ‘tons’ of friends and family here.
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Westbrook school board backs policy changes after controversy
The vote is a response to the fallout from an underage drinking party last fall.
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In Portland, it can be singularly tough to find love
We found reasons why dating is tougher for young singles in the city, but its demographics suggest a good mate could be a heartbeat away.
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School budget in Gorham seeks to expand kindergarten day
The long-sought change is part of a plan that increases spending by 3.75 percent.
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Westbrook students charged again after getting into a fight
The two Westbrook High seniors, who got in trouble for drinking this spring, allegedly got into a fight Saturday at the high school.
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Windham and Raymond voters weigh 3.5 percent increase in school budget
Windham-Raymond schools are proposing the biggest budget increase in the history of the district, which consolidated in 2009. “I think everybody in the region is at a place (where) you can’t continue to cut and provide the service,” said Assistant Superintendent Donn Davis, who noted that more than 70 positions have been eliminated in recent […]
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Westbrook voters face a trio of referendum questions next week
They will decide on a new public services facility, the school budget and a zone change.