Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2013
Yarmouth Boat Yard owner buys Moose Landing in Naples
The marina on Brandy Pond is the largest on-water facility in the Lakes Region.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2013
Crohn’s disease and name tags? Maine lawmakers to consider everything
There were some obscure bills submitted Monday for consideration, ranging from seat-belt exemptions in antique cars to pet-related lawsuits.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2013
Among 1,617 proposed Maine laws, some bills are quirky
When House District 137 candidates Alan Casavant and Bill Guay were greeting people outside the polls in November, a voter asked what they were running for.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2013
New Gloucester man injured after car goes airborne
Arnold Dean Eldridge, 59, was not wearing his seat belt during the crash, which appears to have been caused by alcohol and speed, the sheriff’s office says.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2013
Mainer files suit in tainted Hannaford beef case
Kenneth Koehler was one of 20 people who got sick from a salmonella outbreak linked to the grocery chain.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Maine-N.H. bridge still stuck, snarling traffic and business
The Route 1 Bypass bridge between Kittery and Portsmouth could reopen Friday, but the timetable is uncertain.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
USM to give $1.3 million to new students
Students must be in the top 30 percent of their high school class and meet other eligibility requirements.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2013
Georgia company bids to buy closed Biddeford bakery
Hostess Brands’ idle bakery in Biddeford could soon have a new owner.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2013
Feds move to improve safety rules for ground beef
A recall of contaminated ground beef sold at Hannaford stores in 2011 revealed gaps in the food safety system.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2012
Police: Threat to Maine schools ‘baseless’
They only found evidence of baseless rumors, they say, but some districts are still enhancing their officer presence Friday.
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