A new fixed-span bridge means the revered paddle-wheeler will be restricted to Long Lake after a final, emotional trip next Saturday.
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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Cape may consider regulating growing summer rentals trend
Residents of waterfront neighborhoods claim renters disturb their peace and cause parking snafus.
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South Portland councilors to get iPads
The city has said the iPads would save “considerable” staff time and printing costs by eliminating the need for paper agendas and other material.
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English Channel swimmer to present slide show
Pat Gallant-Charette is the oldest American woman to swim across the English Channel.
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Idexx gets OK for $30 million building
Construction will start in April, more than a year after its dispute ended with Pike Industries.
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Woman hospitalized after jumping from Sagadahoc Bridge
BIW security officers see her jump and pull her from the water.
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Westbrook downtown bypass enters the homestretch
Begun in 2010, the $5 million improvement project on the 1960s-era bypass is meant to decongest the corridor.
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Swimmer grateful for strokes of inspiration
The Westbrook grandmother who swam the English Channel tells of fumes, waves and refusing to quit.
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Raymond offering $500 reward to nab tree-cutter
The ornamental maple shade tree on Route 302 was worth $2,500.
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CMP: About 40,000 still without power
The remaining outages are in the York and Cumberland counties