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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PublishedMarch 16, 2015
Former Westbrook Mayor Bruce Chuluda dies at 66
Chuluda, who served three terms from 2003-09, died Sunday.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2015
Happy Pi Day to Greeks and math geeks
Saturday is Pi Day, celebrated each year on March 14, or 3.14. And this year, it’s happy 3.1415.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2015
Developers say Portland’s affordable-housing plan would have unintended effects
City councilors who are considering a requirement for ‘workforce housing’ are told that it would lead developers to build less housing, not more.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2015
Developer proposes 132-unit apartment building on Congress Street
Jonathan Culley of Redfern Properties says Joe’s Super Variety would continue to operate in the first floor of the proposed seven- or eight-story building.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2015
Portland landlord completes court-ordered fixes by deadline
A building codes inspector and an official from the Planning & Urban Development department visited the Dartmouth Street apartment this morning.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2015
Embattled Portland landlord ordered to fix apartment building
Gregory Nisbet is ordered to remove locks from individual rooms and make other upgrades at 188 Dartmouth St.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2015
Thrill-lover takes leap into unknown – live improv
Lindsey Hersey, 35, had embraced risks before, but flirting with public humiliation did not come easily.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2015
Portland approves long-planned ‘midtown’ project in Bayside
The Planning Board gives site plan approval to the mixed-use development, with conditions, five years after it was first proposed.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2015
Landmark Gorham eyesore may finally become history
The overgrown gas station will be demolished, according to a new site plan.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2015
Portland considers ordinance to increase affordable housing
The proposal would require developers of 10 or more units to make at least 10 percent of those units affordable to the middle class.
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