The new building would add an average of $56 a year to the tax bill on a $200,000 home.
Leslie Bridgers
Columnist
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 inLocal Elections
Four-way race will decide winners of 2 Gorham council seats
Two incumbents are facing two challengers in the town election Nov. 3.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Two Westbrook school board members face challengers
Two other incumbents are running unopposed.
Posted inLocal Elections, Politics
Five candidates vying for 2 contested Westbrook council seats
Also on the ballot is Gary Rairdon, who is running uncontested for re-election to his seat representing Ward 4.
Posted inMaine, News
Woman, 47, killed in two-car crash in Bethel
The head-on collision occurred Friday afternoon on Intervale Road, the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office says.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Catherine McAuley High School says it will sever ties to Catholic Church, not traditions
The all-girls school founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1969 says that ending its Catholic affiliation next year will give its board more local control and ‘open the doors to other girls.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Airbnb boom rattles Portland’s rental scene
Homeowners love it, hotels hate it, and cities and towns already grappling with housing crunches now face pressure to regulate it.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Concerns about grinding prompt Gorham High to cancel school dances
The prevalence of the sexually suggestive dance style has prompted the school to organize alternative activities, which one student says is ‘going to be lame.’
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, That Moment
At the Cumberland County Fair, a lesson in something lost, something gained
Natalie Domin, 13, sells her lamb at the 4-H auction, and for the first time buys a ewe to breed.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Plan calls for condos in former Margaritas building
Developers hope to use three floors for luxury units and offer the bottom floor to a business.