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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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EPA terminates grant for Oakland mill cleanup
The agency says that the town wasn’t eligible for a $200,000 brownfields grant it awarded in 2008.
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Woman to be jailed six months for death of husband in crash
Barbara Benoit, who insisted on pleading guilty to manslaughter, will be on probation four years.
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Binge drinking leads Colby to ban hard liquor in dorms
The college follows Bates and Bowdoin in a move to reduce alcohol poisoning.
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Child porn case upheld by justices
Maine’s highest court denies a Biddeford man’s appeal claiming his rights were violated by police.
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Bikers vow to challenge tickets
WATERVILLE — Police put local motorcyclists on alert this weekend, after handing out 13 tickets for loud exhaust pipes.
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Farmington man takes second shot at dispensary bid
Luke Sirois seeks to house 15 caregivers under one roof in an attempt to win a permit from the state.
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Environmental activists block wind farm site
Four protesters are arrested for trying to stop turbine parts from reaching the site.
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Array of would-be dispensary owners applies to program
Everyone from a Portland attorney to a former Poland selectman seeks to provide medical marijuana.
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Advocates: Neighbors most accountable for lake quality
To improve ponds’ health, call on the people who are most invested in them, Maine Lakes speakers say.