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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PublishedJanuary 8, 2012
Colby professor leads charge against Legos
A Colby College professor is helping lead a protest against a new line of Lego products for girls that introduces taller, thinner and bustier characters who like to ride in a “cool convertible” and can “work on their tans” in a splash pool.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2012
Area women: Latest Lego products send wrong message to girls
A Colby College professor is helping lead a protest against a new line of Lego products for girls that introduces taller, thinner and bustier characters who like to ride in a “cool convertible” and can “work on their tans” in a splash pool.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2012
Judge: Strip club’s rights weren’t violated
A federal judge has ruled in favor of the city of Westbrook in a lawsuit filed by the owners of Dreamers Cabaret.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2011
No new information in Hannaford beef recall
More than two weeks after Hannaford Bros. Co. issued a massive recall of ground beef, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released no additional information about its investigation into the source of the meat that was linked to an outbreak of salmonella infection.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2011
Worker falls 18 feet after floor gives way
A construction worker escaped serious injury Thursday when he and the small loader he was operating in a mill building in Sanford fell through the first floor into the basement.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2011
Company uses technology to aid elderly at home
ROCKLAND — Framed needlepoints cover the walls of Patty Gardner’s living room, where she and Marian White sit and work on their embroidery every Monday.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2011
Pingree wants explanation for recall
The U.S. Department of Agriculture should explain why it hasn’t been able to identify the source of contaminated meat that landed on the shelves of Hannaford supermarkets, said U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2011
Pingree asks for answers about contaminated meat
The U.S. Department of Agriculture should explain why it hasn’t been able to identify the source of contaminated meat that landed on the shelves of Hannaford supermarkets, said U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2011
More salmonella cases linked to Hannaford ground beef
Hannaford issued a recall last week of ground beef with a sell-by date of Dec. 17 or earlier and is offering full refunds for the meat.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2011
Hannaford ground beef recalled
Federal investigators have not determined the source of contaminated meat that led Hannaford Supermarkets to issue a recall late Thursday of all ground beef with a sell-by date of Dec. 17 or earlier.
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