Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2015
Woman finds black widow in green grapes bought at Hannaford in South Portland
‘I screamed like a little girl,’ she says, after finding the poisonous arachnid in a bunch of seedless grapes from California.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2015
Reunions go on for Portland High School class of 1945, even as the cast dwindles
Ten members of the class gather in Gorham for their 70th reunion, talking more about the present than the past.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2015
On land and in the sky, NFL’s Roger Goodell is the talk of the town in Scarborough
Many get a laugh from the latest airborne jab at the NFL commissioner, who some view as a villain in their midst for upholding Tom Brady’s suspension.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2015
Close to bustling Old Orchard Beach, piping plovers surprisingly thrive
Seven pairs of the protected species nested there this summer and 16 chicks survived, a record for the popular tourist destination.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2015
Thousands invade small Maine town for Beach to Beacon, and residents love it
The footrace might disrupt a summer Saturday morning in sleepy Cape Elizabeth, but the local supporters wouldn’t have it any other way.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2015
New York state man, 74, drives car into Belfast Harbor
A Rhode Island man jumps into the water to help him escape, and both are treated for low core temperature at a hospital and released, police say.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2015
Portland police officer and his dog win K9 Challenge
The duo topped 29 other teams from the Northeast.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2015
Crash ties up traffic on Maine Turnpike in York
Three cars were involved in the accident and the scene was cleared by 4 p.m. Sunday, the turnpike authority says.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2015
Car crashes into apartment building in Portland
A man backing out of a parking space accidentally hit the accelerator instead of the brake, police say.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2015
Mount Desert woman killed in turnpike crash in Wells
Traffic was backed up for most of the afternoon while a LifeFlight helicopter was called in, but Lynne Richardson died before she could be taken to a hospital.
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