The town bought the land around Chaffin Pond last year and wants to install a dog park, fishing dock, pavilion and other amenities.
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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Portland police identify woman whose bones were found in woods
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Cuts strain teen after-school programs in Maine
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Gorham OKs fireworks on New Year’s, 4th and Saturdays
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Some councilors in Gorham hesitant on renovations plan
Instead of voting to put the $5.75 million project on the Nov. 6 ballot, town officials ask for some alternatives.
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MDOT has plan for Westbrook span
But the design of the Bridge Street Bridge and the traffic it carries over the Presumpscot pose challenges.
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Elite Women: Wangari-Muriuki survives strange finish
Margaret Wangari-Muriuki stops just shy of the finish line but hangs on to win by six-tenths of a second.
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Gorham may vote on police, fire projects
The Town Council will decide Tuesday whether to put renovation options on November’s ballot.
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Residents bristle at lot for islanders
Frye Island says building a parking lot on Raymond Cape would improve safety near the ferry.