But so far the town doesn’t have a plan for the properties near routes 25 and 114.
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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For teen, getting her license means setting her sights higher than usual
The Freeport student earns her pilot’s license by her 17th birthday, just as she planned to do.
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Westbrook principal takes on school’s troubles
The high school’s new leader plans to provide consistency and encouragement, while holding students accountable.
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Portland apartment fire started by sparklers, toaster
Two young boys were lighting the sparklers with a toaster, the way their mother had her cigarettes, officials say.
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Officials: Congress Street fire caused by sparklers, toaster
An apartment fire that closed parts of Congress Street and Cumberland Avenue and displaced at least three families was caused when two kids tried to light fireworks in a bedroom using a toaster oven, according to Portland Acting Fire Chief Stephen Smith.
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Celebrating Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Raymond chapter
Little is known about Hawthorne’s boyhood, but the house where he spent it will observe its bicentennial Saturday.
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Pike Industries halts blasting until vacated deal reviewed
The quarry’s right to proceed is in question after justices negate a three-way consent agreement.
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Pike won’t blast as planned at Westbrook quarry
Pike Industries won’t blast rock at its Spring Street quarry until the Maine Business and Consumer Court takes further action on a consent agreement between the city and the company.
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Plane in fatal crash removed from water
Sea Tow started dragging the 1946 Stinson Voyager toward South Portland this morning.
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Investigation of Westbrook assistant principal complete
Howard Jack had been placed on paid administrative leave after a student accused him of ignoring complaints about bullying.