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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PublishedNovember 13, 2014
Gorham looking to help village pedestrians, parkers
The town is updating an old plan to make its streets safer and more accommodating.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2014
Portland-based nonprofit contributes $20 million to promote study abroad
CIEE will be the largest donor to an initiative that helps students get some education overseas as the experiences gain in value.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2014
Visitors from Russia make fast friends at Westbrook High
Whether trick-or-treating, bowling, playing Xbox, or cheering for the football team, it’s ‘like they’ve known each other for years.’
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PublishedNovember 10, 2014
Burgeoning Westbrook tackles its image problem
A survey shows the city’s reputation is based on negatives of the past and not positives like the arts community, technology sector, restaurants and affordability.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2014
With marketplace and skywalk, fresh look envisioned for part of the Old Port
Those are just some elements of a conceptual design for a block of six old buildings in the shopping area near the harbor.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2014
Regional School Unit 5 refocuses on superintendent search
Board members say they won’t obsess over Freeport’s nearly leaving the three-town school district.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2014
Drunken driving could be reason for ousting of Gorham officials
Partial results show a split over spending $5 million to expand the public safety building.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2014
SAD 15 voters face school facilities questions
Residents of Gray and New Gloucester will decide whether to borrow $7.4 million for improvements – more than half of which would be spent on athletic fields.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2014
Gorham voters to decide council morality standard
The ballot also includes four candidates seeking school board seats, and a proposal to spend $5 million for a public safety building expansion.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2014
Contrary studies heat up debate on Freeport schools
Voters facing a bid to withdraw from RSU 5 are looking at reports that show a financial loss or gain for the town.
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