The ballot also includes four candidates seeking school board seats, and a proposal to spend $5 million for a public safety building expansion.
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, Maine
Contrary studies heat up debate on Freeport schools
Voters facing a bid to withdraw from RSU 5 are looking at reports that show a financial loss or gain for the town.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Judge dismisses part of a freedom of speech lawsuit against Portland
Anti-abortion protesters had sued over a buffer zone enacted at a Planned Parenthood Clinic on Congress Street.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Biddeford man charged with animal cruelty after pets found in foreclosed home
Police find a malnourished dog and cat in a feces-strewn home.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Politics
Two political newcomers run for vacated seat on Yarmouth Town Council
Joan Dollarhite and Robert Waeldner are vying for the seat vacated by the former council chairman.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food
Cookbook review: Anna Del Conte’s ‘Italian Kitchen’ walks you through the process
The writer is “supremely knowledgeable” without being judgy and she provides fairly simple recipes.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine Senate race in towns north of Portland hotly contested
Democrat Cathy Breen of Falmouth and Republican Cathy Manchester of Gray compete for a seat that may decide which party controls the Senate.
Posted inMaine, News
Grief fills Maine town after crash kills football player, 16
Teammates in Gorham and relatives praise Branden Denis, one of two passengers who died in the car accident Sunday on Route 302 in Bridgton.
Posted inMaine, News
Westbrook man arrested for allegedly threatening cab driver
Keith O’Brien was charged with allegedly threatening to shoot a cab driver Sunday night in Westbrook.
Posted inMaine, News
Yarmouth police locate elderly man who went missing Monday
Police haven’t said where they found John Libby.