Police say a girl and a boy both reported being approached by males in vehicles in the past month.
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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Growing church finds home in Westbrook
The International Christian Fellowship’s grand opening is Sunday.
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Bar Harbor feels ill effects of government shutdown
A lobster bake company loses thousands of dollars as cruise ships cancel orders, and restaurants and other businesses fear the worst with Acadia National Park closed down.
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Generator fire destroys home in Westbrook
One firefighter is injured in the Park road blaze, which starts in a generator being used to restore power following a car accident.
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Westbrook quarry critic arrested on trespassing charge
Warren Knight, a member of the family that owns Smiling Hill Farm, is charged with being on CMP property near Pike Industries’ Spring Street quarry.
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Ship captain with Maine ties jailed by court in Russia
Peter Willcox is being held after a Greenpeace protest in the Arctic was disrupted.
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Ed techs in Gorham get back half-hour
The School Committee had cut their workday, but problems arose once the school year began this fall.
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Council, school board races set in Gorham
Voters on Nov. 5 will decide a five-way race for two seats on the council and a four-way race for two seats on the school board.
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Windham candidates file for town council, school board
A third council seat is open, but the race is uncontested.
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S. Portland waterfront zone change called a job killer
Supporters of the ballot question, however, say existing business would not be affected.