On the night before Halloween, Danielle Wadsworth made tacos for dinner at her Lewiston home. A week later, she was hooked up to two IVs at Central Maine Medical Center as doctors debated whether she needed a blood transfusion. How did this happen?
Leslie Bridgers
Columnist
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.
Raymond to choose from three to manage beach
The select board will interview the applicants to sell food at and run the beach on April 10.
Village in two towns to get new look
Gorham and Windham are teaming up to revitalize Little Falls and South Windham, two towns bisected by the Presumpscot River that have lost some of their vibrancy.
Applicants submit plans to manage Raymond Beach
All three plans were submitted by Windham residents. Raymond selectmen will consider the plans at an April 10 meeting.
Green cremation: A chance to die with no carbon footprint
Going green has been a way of living. But at a unique funeral home — one of only two in the country — “green” is also a way of dying.
Closed schools seeking new tenants
Declining enrollments have led communities to close aging schools that need costly repairs.
Extended learning: From egg rolls to hoops at Lake Region
Students in a four-day cooking class were show what they learned about making more healthful choices by revamping typically unhealthful meals.
Westbrook to shutter elementary school
The School Committee voted Wednesday to close Prides Corner School.
State puts off ending commuter van service
After riders urge an extension, transportation officials say they’ll keep the program going beyond May.
Westbrook’s Hersom is elementary principal of the year
The Maine Principals’ Association presented the award to Saccarappa School Principal Kate Hersom at an assembly this morning.