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 25, 2011
Red Claws raise spirits at youth center
Aspirations are part of the conversation as they chat and eat with the hoops team.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2011
Welcome to a winter wonderland
A preholiday storm drapes much of the state in snow – more than a foot in places – but it may not last.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2011
Toy drive serves 3,500 kids and counting
In the Foster family, giving back seems to be a hereditary trait. That’s why it’s no surprise Kevin Foster started a holiday toy drive in Cumberland when he was just 16 years old. Firefighters for Kids started taking applications from needy families this week for its eighth annual collection. Foster, now 24, doesn’t quite recall […]
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PublishedNovember 24, 2011
Community’s ‘guardian angel’
As a polio survivor, Lucy Gilmore sometimes has a hard time getting around. But that doesn’t stop her from doing other people’s errands. A resident of elderly housing complex Bowdoinham Estates in Bowdoinham, Gilmore, 67, can often be found going grocery shopping or picking up pizza for her fellow residents. If someone has a medical […]
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PublishedNovember 23, 2011
Thousands without power as storm winds down; crews brace for evening freeze
The Oxford County town of Otisfield logs the highest accumulation in the state with 10.5 inches of snow as of 10 a.m.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2011
Much ado-dle-doo about noisy birds
A neighbor’s complaints could prompt Raymond officials to amend a barking-dog ordinance to include all animals.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2011
Shaw Bros. to operate Busque quarry
The Gorham construction company bought the quarry at auction for $1.4 million, and also purchased a 96-acre gravel pit in Standish for $800,000.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2011
Pike gets permit to blast rock
The permits ends a years-long battle between Pike Industries and its Westbrook neighbors about whether the quarrying company should be allowed to blast on Spring Street.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2011
A dance encounter with Macy’s
Their dedication to dance is paying off for six students from Drouin Dance Center in Westbrook. Now they’re bound for the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2011
Federal sweep targets local Chinese restaurants
Court documents say authorities are investigating money laundering and illegal-alien activity by the “Zhang Operation.”
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