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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PublishedAugust 24, 2011
Mainer fighting to erase cancer decides to reach for the big stars
WESTBROOK — It was almost 12 years ago, but Clayton Eames said he can still remember every minute of the day when his mother lost her nine-year battle with breast cancer. “I don’t want anyone else to have to go through what I went through,” Eames, 39, said Monday. To fulfill that mission, Eames has […]
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PublishedAugust 24, 2011
Windham will develop design ordinance
The standards are intended to make the commercial zones of North Windham more attractive to shoppers.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2011
‘Just in awe’ as Mainer swims English Channel at 60
Pat Gallant-Charette achieves her goal with a 21-mile crossing that had friends and family on edge.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2011
Maine oil firm to pay $50K for EPA violations
Fabian Oil Inc. settles claims that its spill-prevention plans were inadequate.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2011
On third try, Westbrook swimmermakes it across English Channel
Pat Gallant-Charette, 60, overcame ‘very rough’ conditions to reach the shore of France today, successfully swimming across the English Channel, according to a blog post at 3:14 p.m.
She now holds the record for the oldest American woman to cross the channel . . .
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PublishedAugust 22, 2011
Running to remember
About 300 take part in a relay from Ogunquit to Portland in honor of Maine’s fallen soldiers.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2011
Injured hot air balloon pilot in satisfactory condition
PORTLAND — The pilot of a hot air balloon is in satisfactory condition after suffering second-degree burns at the Great Falls Balloon Festival in Lewiston Saturday, said a spokeswoman for Maine Medical Center. Andre Boucher, who was still at Maine Medical Center in Portland late this afternoon, was one of five people injured when propane […]
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PublishedAugust 21, 2011
Runners honor fallen Maine soldiers
About 300 people ran parts of the route in the event that honors the 79 soldiers with Maine ties who have died since Sept. 11, 2001.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2011
One injured in Brunswick motorcycle crash
The injured person is taken to Maine Medical Center.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2011
One found guilty of violating bottle law
A Kittery man is convicted of cashing in on out-of-state containers, but a separate jury acquits his wife, the redemption center’s legal owner.
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