Ray Richardson has $41,500 in pledges to help replace the lights at the high school stadium.
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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Police remove man from Maine Turnpike median
The man was waving his shirt at cars on the highway in Kennebunk on Thursday afternoon.
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L.L. Bean expanding with new store in N.J.
The new Freehold, N.J., store will be the 19th retail store outside Maine, not including 10 outlet stores.
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Ship in troubled waters visits Portland for repair
Two local companies work on the replica of the historic slave ship Amistad as its owner faces financial scrutiny.
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Schools lack certainty ahead of budget votes
With state funding still up in the air, residents will be voting on schools’ best guesses at the polls.
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Majority of Maine school budgets approved
But districts won’t know how their numbers really add up until state aid figures are finalized.
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‘Failing’ Portland school takes pride in chess team
East End Community School, which recently received an ‘F’ from the LePage administration, takes pride in beating higher-graded opponents.
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Paid supervision eliminated at Windham Skate Park
Users say supervision is necessary for safety, but the town cuts $17,000 in funding.
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Westbrook’s Prides Corner hopes to regain a sense of place
Neighborhood residents say they most fear that Prides Corner could be losing its rural character.
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Program lets public paddle Presumpscot
Westbrook will start renting kayaks and paddleboards as it tries to bring more people to the downtown river.