The Board of Commissioners enacts a 180-day moratorium on a policy that would prohibit tenants from having, using or growing medical marijuana in Section 8 housing.
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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Redistricting plan for Windham students tweaked again
The board of Regional School Unit 14 will vote Wednesday on a proposal to send some Windham students to school in Raymond.
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Westbrook council amends zone around quarry
Regulations for Pike Industries’ Spring Street quarry are now included in the city’s zoning ordinance, as called for by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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Maine medical pot user fights to keep rental aid
MaineHousing commissioners agree to hear additional comments after ruling against the use or cultivation of marijuana in subsidized housing.
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Their ship has come in
The World, an enclave of the wealthy, drops anchor in Rockland before heading to Portland on Sunday.
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Sebago to Sea trail set to open – despite a gap
Until rail bed work is finished between Westbrook and South Windham, its users will have to paddle a 5-mile stretch.
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In Cumberland County, yellow dots could turn into lifesavers
The new medical information program for drivers kicks off Saturday.
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Feature Obituary: Jason Plummer, 35, electrician, homebody and cherished son
When Jason Plummer was growing up in Westbrook, there were always two cartons of egg nog in the fridge at his house during the winter: one for him and one for everyone else. Last week, Terri Brown saw that her son’s favorite beverage had hit the shelves for the season and brought a carton to […]
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Missing bird hunter found safe in Houlton area
Maine Warden Service and others had been searching for Ralph Bubar, 77, of Linneus since Saturday.
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Gorham parents want name of child-abuse suspect’s group
Police are withholding the name of the youth group with which Michael Emerson volunteered.