A meeting Tuesday will explore ways to increase intermingling of the two communities and create a ‘college town’ atmosphere.
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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Mainers ready for Patriots playoff run – on food, beer, gear
Patriots title shots change the game for local businesses, which stock up and add staff for a surge of sales.
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Cape Elizabeth residents donate land for trail
The land will connect to the 64-acre Robinson Woods property off Shore Road.
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USM to give $1.3 million to new students
Students must be in the top 30 percent of their high school class and meet other eligibility requirements.
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Georgia company bids to buy closed Biddeford bakery
Hostess Brands’ idle bakery in Biddeford could soon have a new owner.
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‘We were definitely ready for a Hindu temple in Maine’
With the purchase of a Westbrook church, a growing community realizes its dream of establishing a dedicated place of worship.
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Westbrook moves to help redevelop old rubber plant
The city would get room to widen a road in exchange for giving the owner more redevelopment options.
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Gorham public safety center up to voters
The latest plan would spend $6.3 million to renovate a former school to house police and fire departments.
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Former Gorham school seen as police/fire option
If town councilors support the plan Tuesday night, it could be brought before voters in June.
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USDA proposes rule calling for improved ground-beef tracking
The regulation would have helped investigators identify the source of contaminated beef that sickened some Hannaford customers in 2011.