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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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Clinton barn collapses, four cows dead
The barn’s owner says it was “remarkable” that 80 cows made it out alive considering the extent of the roof collapse.
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TERRIFYING RIDE FOR SKIERS
Eight are hurt in a sudden fall when a chairlift derails at Sugarloaf
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At least 8 injured in derailment
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — At least eight people were injured and many more riders were left stranded in frigid temperatures Tuesday when a 35-year-old chairlift at Sugarloaf ski resort derailed in high winds.
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Former Waterville resident garners Grammy nod
Judy Pancoast’s “Weird Things Are Everywhere!” is one of five albums nominated for a Grammy award for Best Musical Album for Children.
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Log cabin builders going strong after fire
SIDNEY — The model house is the office of Hilltop Log & Timber Homes, which relocated from Bowdoinham in January. The 24-year-old company will celebrate Christmas in Sidney for the first time this year. It’s also Hilltop’s first Christmas since a fire threatened to wipe out the entire business.
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Chaplain finds shame in criminal justice
WATERVILLE — The Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition might have a hard time getting the federal government to pursue an investigation into the 2009 death of a Maine prisoner, said the former chaplain for the state prison.
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Nobel winner cancels Mt. View visit for health concerns
THORNDIKE — Health problems prevented former Costa Rican president and Nobel Prize winner Oscar Arias from visiting Mt. View High School on Tuesday, as planned.
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Auburn site OK’d for marijuana dispensary
A Vienna couple get Planning Board approval to use the former Gobeil’s Furniture store in Auburn Plaza.
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Ex-speaker of House embraces new home
Glenn Cummings left a federal education post to direct the turnaround of a home for troubled teens.