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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PublishedApril 24, 2012
Westbrook city surplus could erase school debt
The City Council will vote May 7 on the budgets and on whether to accept the administration’s proposal.
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PublishedApril 23, 2012
Barber Foods lays off 79 more workers
The company, which was bought by AdvancePierre Foods last year, has laid off 232 employees since June.
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PublishedApril 21, 2012
Pizza parlor blaze not tied to string of suspicious fires
Thursday’s electrical fire damages a popular Gorham restaurant in a town that has grown weary of arsons.
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PublishedApril 20, 2012
Ear buds increasing volume of accidents
Headphone-related deaths or injuries almost tripled from 2005 to 2011 – and most involved trains, a study finds.
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PublishedApril 20, 2012
Latest Gorham blaze was electrical
The Gorham House of Pizza may not reopen for several months, due to extensive cleanup.
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PublishedApril 19, 2012
Man killed by train had ear buds on, says wife
Valerie Page says her late husband, Sean, a tattoo artist in Biddeford, crossed the tracks at a commonly used path that isn’t marked as private property.
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PublishedApril 18, 2012
York Beach restaurant closure casts cloud on wedding events
The owner of Blue Sky reassures couples and says the eatery, which owes up to $20,000 in rent, will reopen.
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PublishedApril 16, 2012
Town checks out student’s plastic bag ban
An eighth-grader’s thorough research and presentation lead to a draft ordinance in Windham.
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PublishedApril 15, 2012
Portland flea market opens on a collectible note
Where can you find a vintage suitcase, an acoustic guitar and a painting of a parrot, all in the same square foot?
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PublishedApril 15, 2012
Saint Joseph’s mourns student killed in crash
Clark Noonan, a 20-year-old athlete at the Standish college, dies at the scene of a violent, early morning rollover in which he was thrown from the vehicle.
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