A company manager says Pike does not expect future blasts to exceed ground vibration limits.
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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Pike fined $4,500 for blast violations
Blasts in Pike’s Westbrook quarry exceeded agreed-upon vibration limits.
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Kaile Warren withdraws Windham Council application
The council will choose between Carol Waig and Peter Anania.
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Owner sure Windham greenhouse project will proceed
John der Kinderen says his backer has a model for ultra-efficient greenhouses. The business would employ 170 people.
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Massive greenhouse project would employ 170
An Arundel man says his firm wants to build 37 acres of greenhouses in a business park off Route 302 in Windham.
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Major greenhouse project would bring 170 jobs to Windham
Called Sebago Farms, the company would become the town’s biggest taxpayer.
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Feature Obituary: Melody Kenison, 52, compassionate toward others for all her life
Melody Kenison ran away from an abusive home when she was just 9 years old. She had the first of her three daughters when she was 15, was badly injured in a car accident about 12 years ago, and was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2005. Ms. Kenison died of a brain aneurysm Tuesday. She […]
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Mainer no friend of new Lego characters
A Colby professor is helping to protest a line of toys aimed at girls that she says promotes stereotypes.
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Portland kitchen fire displaces family
PORTLAND — A fire that started in the kitchen of Brighton Avenue apartment has displaced a woman and two children. The fire, which was reported about 3:40 p.m. Saturday, started near the stove in the first-floor apartment of the three-unit building at 234 Brighton Ave. Portland Deputy Fire Chief Bill Flynn said the fire was […]
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Westbrook superintendent plans to close elementary school
The school’s closure is part of a larger proposal to reconfigure Westbrook’s elementary grades.