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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.
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Another underage party, another challenge for Westbrook leadership
As a ‘handful’ of student-athletes face charges and suspensions over underage drinking, new scrutiny fixes on Westbrook’s response.
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Westbrook High investigates students after underage drinking party
Police issued summonses at a party Tuesday night.
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Complaints rising over unleashed dogs in Portland’s Baxter Woods
The park emerges as the latest flashpoint between people who want a place for their dogs to run free and others who say voice control is not enough.
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Greely students off to Guatemala through Safe Passage
Nine high school sophomores and three of their mothers will spend a week volunteering.
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Revoking a liquor license a tall order in Maine
As the city of Portland pursues its efforts to shut down Sangillo’s, Westbrook’s experience with a bar may provide a cautionary tale.
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Waldoboro police identify Mass. couple killed in fatal crash
The couple were killed in a head-on collision Friday on Atlantic Highway.
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Three people treated, released from hospital after crash on I-295 in Portland
The morning accident involves four cars, including one that overturned.
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Friends of fallen soldier, USM student share grief 10 years later
A tribute to Spc. Christopher Gelineau, who died in Iraq, is an opportunity to mourn.
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WMTW-TV to move offices from downtown Portland to Westbrook
Officials hope to combine the station’s two facilities after it leaves the Time and Temp building it has inhabited for 15 years.