The group wants to ask residents whether they’d spend $64,000 to study the building’s needs, a spokeswoman says.
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.
Town to weigh vote on bond for stadium
Gorham town councilors may decide Tuesday whether to hold a turf field referendum in June.
Westbrook budget plan combines jobs
The consolidations would help offset a revenue decline that would result in a 1.5 percent tax increase.
Windham to weigh ordinance on medical marijuana
The town planner has drafted rules that would allow only one dispensary and place restrictions on caregivers.
Westbrook hears pleas to keep school positions
Finance Committee members decide more input is needed from the public
A real ‘street cop’ is retiring in Gorham
Officer David Kearns will tell you there are three things he can’t stand. “A liar, a thief and a sneak,” he says. “And there’s no better sneak than me.” It’s one of the many mantras that anyone who’s worked in the Gorham Police Department in the past 40 years could attribute to Kearns. “I’ve heard […]
A new vision for Westbrook just the start of city proposals
If adopted, the statement developed over several months will be the basis a new comprehensive plan.
Westbrook honors woman for acting to protect child
Elaina Young stopped a man who is charged with trying to abduct a young girl at a school bus stop.
Gorham, Yarmouth place first at drama fest
Seventeen schools competed in the Maine Drama Festival’s final round.
Plea deal in kennel case called ‘travesty’
John and Heidi Frasca, formerly of Buxton, will be eligible to have animal-cruelty charges dismissed.