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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PublishedSeptember 12, 2011
Piece of history bears witness
FREEPORT – Two 8-foot-long pieces of a steel support beam from an elevator shaft in the north tower of the World Trade Center stood next to the Freeport Public Safety Building on Sunday afternoon, surrounded by a crowd of hundreds. The monument — a replica of the twin towers, complete with an antenna made out […]
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2011
Breast cancer benefit race draws 1,600
The runners and walkers raise more than $140,000 for breast cancer awareness and research.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2011
The Queen takes a bow
A new fixed-span bridge means the revered paddle-wheeler will be restricted to Long Lake after a final, emotional trip next Saturday.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2011
Cape may consider regulating growing summer rentals trend
Residents of waterfront neighborhoods claim renters disturb their peace and cause parking snafus.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2011
South Portland councilors to get iPads
The city has said the iPads would save “considerable” staff time and printing costs by eliminating the need for paper agendas and other material.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2011
English Channel swimmer to present slide show
Pat Gallant-Charette is the oldest American woman to swim across the English Channel.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2011
Idexx gets OK for $30 million building
Construction will start in April, more than a year after its dispute ended with Pike Industries.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2011
Woman hospitalized after jumping from Sagadahoc Bridge
BIW security officers see her jump and pull her from the water.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2011
Westbrook downtown bypass enters the homestretch
Begun in 2010, the $5 million improvement project on the 1960s-era bypass is meant to decongest the corridor.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2011
Swimmer grateful for strokes of inspiration
The Westbrook grandmother who swam the English Channel tells of fumes, waves and refusing to quit.
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