The van pool program will still end, but not in May as the department announced last month.
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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Organizers change venue for Maine Obama reception
Thanks to the demand for tickets, a March 30 event will take place at SMCC.
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Two teens charged in Gray car burglaries
The Windham High students face more than 30 charges in connection with a string of car burglaries between Feb. 22 and Feb. 25.
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WGAN: Limbaugh show stays on the air
The radio station says it will continue airing Rush Limbaugh despite a petition demanding that his program be dropped.
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WGAN won’t drop Limbaugh, despite petition
Protesters delivered a petition with 5,700 signatures to the Portland Radio Group’s office this morning. The station’s general manager says it won’t affect programming.
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Commuters seek van pool extension
Riders ask the state to continue the service, which is scheduled to end in May, for another year.
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Westbrook councilor drops out of House race
Brendan Rielly thanks the dozens of people who were collecting signatures for him for “helping out with this crazy fire drill.”
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New manager sought for Raymond Beach
Nonprofit groups may be one option. A new animal-noise rule also is debated.
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Windham, officer hope to settle discrimination case
A panel finds Monday that Police Officer Danielle Cyr was
retaliated against after lodging complaints about a co-worker.
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Windham officer was sexually harassed by colleague, commission says
The panel also agrees that members of the police department retaliated against her after she reported the harassment.