A recall of contaminated ground beef sold at Hannaford stores in 2011 revealed gaps in the food safety system.
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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Westbrook’s river visions: Start with docks and ramps?
City official William Baker wants to develop its ‘extraordinary environmental amenity.’
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MERC trash now tipping the scales in Westbrook
A Casella Waste facility is the new destination for rubbish once taken to the phased-out Biddeford incinerator.
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Plan would consolidate Westbrook public services
A $15 million facility upgrade allowing city and school services at the same site is long overdue, officials say.
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Santa dispenses cheer with $100 bills in Maine
After giving $100 bills to storm victims in New Jersey, Secret Santa returns to help Mainers.
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Police: Threat to Maine schools ‘baseless’
They only found evidence of baseless rumors, they say, but some districts are still enhancing their officer presence Friday.
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Westbrook development site may be auctioned
Jason Snyder, the developer who once pitched a high-end retail and recreational development for the 61-acre site, may lose the land if his company can’t pay its mortgage within the next three months.
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Portland superintendent: Threat made against local schools
Police say they’re investigating a Facebook message, which claims harm could come to schools in York or Cumberland counties on Friday.
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Ex-Cheverus trustee convicted for insider trading
Anthony Chiasson, a 1991 Cheverus graduate and a major donor to the school, was found guilty Monday of fraud.
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Westbrook police boost OUI patrols
A #10,000 grant will help pay for dedicated patrols and sobriety checkpoints.