John Perry, 50, is accused of writing prescriptions with no medical purpose, trading prescriptions for cash and cocaine and fabricating patient charts to cover the illegal prescriptions.
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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Committee votes to close Prides Corner school
The decision, which gets a final vote next month, would force grades to be reconfigured.
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Westbrook floats idea for Main Street site
The city’s housing authority hopes a design for the Maine Rubber site attracts a partner.
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Portland smokers to get fined for tossing cigarette butts
Anyone caught disposing of tobacco products on public property will soon face a $100 littering fine.
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Portland smokers face $100 fine for tossing butts
The city’s ordinance prohibiting littering now includes tobacco products among the trash that can’t be thrown into the public way.
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Westbrook board looks at plan to close school
To avoid expensive repairs, Prides Corner Elementary would go dark and student placements would change.
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Taking the stand a balancing act for defendants
Testifying in your own defense is a risk – but it’s one that can be worth taking.
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Feature Obituary: Ernie Smith, 91, known for his outgoing, friendly personality
SOUTH PORTLAND – Living in the area for nine decades, Ernie Smith made many acquaintances. And he couldn’t go anywhere without running into one of them. “It just seemed like everywhere you went, he knew somebody,” said Karen Krenke, one of his three daughters. Mr. Smith, a Portland native and longtime South Portland resident, died […]
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Firefighters put out blaze in Berwick
The fire at 18 Allen St. was reported around 6 p.m.
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Local Blockbuster stores hang closing signs
Locations in South Portland, Westbrook and Lewiston apparently will soon shutter, as Netflix and other Internet-based movie-streaming services have taken a toll on video-rental stores like Blockbuster.