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 11, 2012
Decision ‘first step,’ says Maine Diocese
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maine was encouraged by President Barack Obama’s announcement Friday that church-affiliated institutions will not have to include coverage for contraception in their employees’ health insurance plans, as had been required under health care reforms enacted last year.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2012
Obama’s shift ‘first step,’ says Maine Diocese
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Maine was encouraged by President Barack Obama’s announcement Friday that church-affiliated institutions will not have to include coverage for contraception in their employees’ health insurance plans, as had been required under health care reforms enacted last year.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2012
Podiatrist faces 45 drug charges
PORTLAND — A former Portland podiatrist, who has been under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration since 2010, has been indicted on 45 drug and health care fraud charges for writing illegal prescriptions.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2012
New rule in Portland: $100 for tossing cigarettes in street
PORTLAND — They’re on the sidewalks, on the streets and in the cracks between the cobblestones.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2012
Portland smokers face $100 fine for tossing butts
The city’s ordinance prohibiting littering now includes tobacco products among the trash that can’t be thrown into the public way.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2012
Blockbusters slowly leaving Maine towns
Three of Blockbuster’s locations in Maine, in South Portland, Westbrook and Lewiston, apparently are on an expanded list of unprofitable video rental stores that the parent company, Dish Network, has decided to close.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2012
CDC: Outbreak linked to Hannaford beef is over
In its final update, the CDC reports 20 known cases of salmonella infections in Maine and elsewhere. Investigators failed to determine how the beef got contaminated.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2012
Probe may hit casino PACs
The Maine ethics commission will decide Wednesday whether to probe the campaign finance reports of the political action committees behind a failed proposal to allow a casino in downtown Lewiston.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2012
Probe may hit casino PACs
The Maine ethics commission will decide Wednesday whether to probe the campaign finance reports of the political action committees behind a failed proposal to allow a casino in downtown Lewiston.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2012
Huge greenhouse envisioned in Windham
WINDHAM — Standing next to a wooden stake in this rocky soil, John der Kinderen describes his vision for Sebago Farms.
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