Leslie Bridgers

Portland Press Herald

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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Published
May 10, 2012

Baby first child to receive Gift of Life medical care in Maine

PORTLAND — Five-month-old Genesis Lluberes arrived in Portland last week with a life expectancy of no more than four years.
Published
May 3, 2012

It’s up to men to stop domestic violence, LePage says

PORTLAND — It’s up to men to make domestic violence socially unacceptable, Gov. Paul LePage told members of the Cheverus High School football team Wednesday morning.
Published
May 3, 2012

LePage: Up to men to end domestic violence

PORTLAND — It’s up to men to make domestic violence socially unacceptable, Gov. Paul LePage told members of the Cheverus High School football team Wednesday morning.
Published
May 2, 2012

LePage to Cheverus footballers: Help end domestic violence

The governor is speaking about domestic violence at an all-school assembly this afternoon and at a public forum tonight at Cheverus.
Published
May 2, 2012

Dominican babies to get surgeries in Maine

PORTLAND — Two mothers from the Dominican Republic arrived at Portland’s Ronald McDonald House on Tuesday morning, each carrying a baby girl who was born with a heart defect.
Published
May 2, 2012

Dominican babies to have heart surgery in Maine

PORTLAND — Two mothers from the Dominican Republic arrived at Portland’s Ronald McDonald House on Tuesday morning, each carrying a baby girl who was born with a heart defect.
Published
April 27, 2012

Businesses clear out, make way for Southern Maine’s first firework shop

Southern Maine’s first fireworks store, set to open in June, has other retailers in Scarborough’s Gateway Shoppes literally moving out of the way.
Published
April 27, 2012

As fireworks store moves in, other businesses make way

Southern Maine’s first fireworks store, set to open in June, has other retailers in Scarborough’s Gateway Shoppes literally moving out of the way.
Published
April 23, 2012

Barber Foods lays off 79 more workers

The company, which was bought by AdvancePierre Foods last year, has laid off 232 employees since June.
Published
April 21, 2012

Overheated bathroom fan burns Gorham building

GORHAM — An electrical fire that was started by a bathroom fan Thursday night burned through the upper floors of the building that’s home to the Gorham House of Pizza, shutting down the popular restaurant and drawing a state investigator to the town that has been hit by six suspicious fires since late March.