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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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Gorham welcomes plan to move piles of trash to landfill
R.J. Grondin & Sons is awaiting final approval to buy back the site for $175,000 and clean it up.
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Teen center’s look, outlook get brighter
The Mission Possible in Westbrook shows off its improvements to the city and corporate sponsors.
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Maine’s channel swimmer sets new record
Pat Gallant-Charette of Westbrook becomes the world’s oldest woman to cross the Catalina Channel in California.
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Gorham council OKs moving trash to town landfill
R.J. Grondin & Sons’ plan still depends on approval from the Planning Board, the state DEP and a judge.
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Gorham road work begins next week
Alignment, drainage and safety improvements to Route 22, also called County Road, will begin on Oct. 26.
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Fajita keeps liquor license in Westbrook
The Fajita Grill’s owner is charged with employing illegal immigrants at the popular restaurant.
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Fajita Grill seeks to renew liquor license
The owner of the Fajita Grill in Westbrook, who faces federal charges of employing undocumented immigrants, has applied to renew the restaurant’s liquor license, which expired Tuesday. Westbrook’s mayor and City Council will have to decide Monday whether to consider the pending charges against Guillermo Fuentes as they vote on the renewal. Fuentes, 36, was […]
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Fort Williams fee draws opposition
Several residents are upset that consideration of the fees for the park is still before the council.
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Feds may pay for cleanup of Windham’s Keddy Mill
WINDHAM – The Keddy Mill property will likely enter a federal remediation program for the nation’s most hazardous sites if its owner cannot come up with a plan to pay for a multimillion-dollar cleanup. State Department of Environmental Protection officials have told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they may apply next spring to put […]