The projects involve various ramp and lane closures between Portland and Brunswick
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.
Pike Industries begins blasting for access road
Neighboring businesses’ last-minute requests that Westbrook stay the work are unsuccessful.
Single mom is working to reopen child center
Mindy Brigham wants a facility to serve parents left without day care when a Westbrook site shut down.
Windham group seeks more cohesive downtown
The dual roles of Route 302 — commercial center and thoroughfare — can be incompatible, an official says.
Dill wins Senate 7 race; school budgets pass
Voters in South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and the eastern portion of Scarborough today will choose between Democrat Cynthia Dill and Republican Louis Maietta in the state Senate District 7 special election. Residents of those three towns and Portland are also voting today on whether to approve school budgets.
Westbrook school employees face layoffs
The School Committee will vote Wednesday on whether to idle six teachers and 13 others.
Former Westbrook official again banned from City Hall
Police issue a second one-year trespass notice to Susan Rossignol.
Maine Cottage’s closing costs: Retailers, creditors left holding empty bags
Maine Cottage Furniture’s demise leaves customers, vendors and landlords few options to recoup losses.
Westbrook OKs Pike plan for quarry access, buffers
The company could resume blasting at the Spring Street site as early as today.
Gorham weighs Plan-It options
Dumping the facility’s 5,000 tons of waste at a closed town landfill is one idea being considered.