The proposed budget would raise the tax rate in Windham but not in Raymond.
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.
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Stadium, school bond will go to voters
Gorham councilors decide to let residents vote on the $3 million bond in a referendum June 14.
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Westbrook police to crack down on ATVs
A $4,500 grant will pay officers overtime to patrol the trails during spring and summer.
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Gorham, Yarmouth educators visit China
The purpose of the two-week-long trip is to continue building relationships between the schools and ones in Beijing.
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Group wants to block old Hollis school’s demolition
Residents today will host an informational meeting and take a tour of the former Hollis High School.
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Hollis group hopes to save old school
The group wants to ask residents whether they’d spend $64,000 to study the building’s needs, a spokeswoman says.
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Town to weigh vote on bond for stadium
Gorham town councilors may decide Tuesday whether to hold a turf field referendum in June.
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Westbrook budget plan combines jobs
The consolidations would help offset a revenue decline that would result in a 1.5 percent tax increase.
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Windham to weigh ordinance on medical marijuana
The town planner has drafted rules that would allow only one dispensary and place restrictions on caregivers.
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Westbrook hears pleas to keep school positions
Finance Committee members decide more input is needed from the public