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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PublishedApril 21, 2012
Electrical fire shuts down Gorham House of Pizza
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.
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PublishedApril 17, 2012
Portland Flea-For-All opens to hundreds
PORTLAND — Where can you find a vintage suitcase, an acoustic guitar and a painting of a parrot, all in the same square foot?
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PublishedApril 17, 2012
Eighth-grader takes bag issue to council
WINDHAM — Shoppers at supermarkets and big-box stores in town take home at least 9,550 plastic bags per day.
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PublishedApril 16, 2012
Windham eighth-grader takes bag issue to council
WINDHAM — Shoppers at supermarkets and big-box stores in town take home at least 9,550 plastic bags per day.
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PublishedApril 16, 2012
Portland Flea-For-All opens doors to hundreds on first day
PORTLAND — Where can you find a vintage suitcase, an acoustic guitar and a painting of a parrot, all in the same square foot?
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PublishedApril 10, 2012
Ferry service for UNE students starts
SACO — A ferry service for commuters who go to the University of New England has begun a trial run.
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PublishedApril 9, 2012
UNE testing Saco River commuter ferry
The service from Camp Ellis to the UNE’s Biddeford campus will be offered for the next three weeks at no cost to gauge interest.
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PublishedApril 7, 2012
Violette gets 42 months
PORTLAND — The former head of the Maine Turnpike Authority was sentenced Friday to 3 years in prison for misusing as much as $230,000 in agency funds, concluding what prosecutors have called one of the most egregious cases of public corruption in the state’s history.
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PublishedApril 7, 2012
Violette ‘mortified’ by thefts
PORTLAND — The former head of the Maine Turnpike Authority was sentenced Friday to 3 1/2 years in prison for misusing as much as $230,000 in agency funds, concluding what prosecutors have called one of the most egregious cases of public corruption in the state’s history.
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PublishedApril 6, 2012
Violette to serve 3½ years in prison
The former head of the Maine Turnpike authority was sentenced today for using agency funds to pay for a lavish lifestyle that included five-star hotels and fancy restaurants.
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