Vulnerable populations, including children and people with respiratory diseases, should take precautions, the state says.
Leslie Bridgers
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Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gov. Paul LePage sticks with story about high school student’s overdose
The governor apologizes for getting details wrong, but says a school resource officer told him a student ‘in the Portland area’ overdosed and was revived with naloxone three times in a week.
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Posted inMaine, News
Portland residents work to prioritize city’s housing needs
The council’s Housing Committee holds a forum to get help identifying the most important issues driving the city’s housing crunch.
Posted inMaine, News
Biddeford high, tech schools canceled Thursday because of threat
A student told school officials about the potential threat around 11 a.m. Wednesday, according to a statement from the Biddeford School Department.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Westbrook superintendent is top candidate for post in Bar Harbor
Marc Gousse, Westbrook’s superintendent since 2011, is the only candidate who has been invited to visit the Bar Harbor-based district.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors
Sebago Lake park boat launch to be closed Tuesday morning
The closure will allow parking lot striping work.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Rebuilt Westbrook basketball courts will honor shooting victim
A memorial for Treyjon Arsenault is part of a $150,000 project.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
With superintendent under fire, SAD 6 struggles with public’s right to criticize
The district’s rules limit public comment at school board meetings, and parents have had plenty to say about the restrictions.
Posted inMaine, News
Windham Town Councilor Thomas Gleason dies at 67
Gleason, who had served on the council since 2010, suffered a heart attack while on vacation in New Jersey.
Posted inAuto, Maine, News
Mercedes takes shine to Portland as backdrop for launch of coupe
Test-driving the redesigned C300, dozens of journalists from national auto magazines fill up on local hospitality.