Jason Snyder’s business partners say their development firm owes nearly $2.5 million to its mortgage holder and other creditors, but he won’t sell a 60-acre Westbrook tract to pay off the debt.
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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Racino foes target track in protest
Maine Friends of Animals says allowing slots would support harness racing, which is inhumane.
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Drugs not totally wasted
UNE pharmacy students take part in a study of discarded prescription medications.
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Animal group protests against harness racing, racinos at Scarborough Downs
The demonstrators, members of Falmouth-based Maine Friends of Animals, oppose Question 2 because allowing gambling at race tracks would support harness racing, an industry that they believe is inhumane.
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Drugs discarded at Portland pharmacies as part of national effort
The purpose of the program is to keep drugs away from people who might abuse them, and to keep them from accumulating in waterways, which happens when they’re flushed down the toilet.
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Man sentenced to 21 days for bottle redemption fraud
The prosecutor says the jail time sends a message about the consequences of such large-scale fraud.
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Kittery man gets 21 days in jail for bottle scam
Thomas Woodard was convicted in the state’s first criminal trial over bottle redemption fraud.
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Windham could seek vote on sewerage
WINDHAM – Town officials are looking to ask voters in November 2012 whether they will support construction of a $38 million sewerage system. How the project would be funded has yet to be determined. On Tuesday night, the Town Council approved spending $50,000 for the Woodard & Curran engineering firm to develop a financing plan […]
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Firefighter, captain suspended for fireboat accident
The City of Portland IV was carrying civilians when it hit an underwater object north of Fort Gorges.