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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PublishedJuly 5, 2013
Police say Bath child care center fire was arson
No one was in the building owned by Family Focus child care center when the fire started.
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PublishedJune 25, 2013
L.L. Bean expanding with new store in N.J.
The new Freehold, N.J., store will be the 19th retail store outside Maine, not including 10 outlet stores.
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PublishedJune 13, 2013
Amistad in Portland as owner sorts out tax issues
A replica of the famous 19th-century slave ship Amistad is undergoing maintenance at a boatyard in Portland Harbor while the finances of its owner are under scrutiny in Connecticut.
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PublishedJune 10, 2013
Tuesday’s school budget votes a guessing game in absence of state budget
The lack of a state budget means voters will have to make school budget decisions Tuesday based on revenue predictions that may, or may not, come true.
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PublishedMay 19, 2013
Maine inspection rule among least restrictive in U.S.
But with recent cuts to health departments, rules may not reflect what’s happening.
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PublishedMay 12, 2013
Bill to limit food stamp purchases: Is it junk?
LePage says no, don’t let recipients buy candy and soda, but the plan falters, and the public seems split.
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PublishedMay 9, 2013
Hurting but grateful: Lewiston fire victims share their stories
They lost nearly everything they owned in the three fires that destroyed nine buildings in downtown Lewiston in the space of a week.
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PublishedMay 7, 2013
LePage to speak at Portland chamber eggs, issues forum Wednesday
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage will be the featured speaker at the Portland Regional Chamber’s Eggs and Issues forum Wednesday morning, but he has yet to reveal the issues he’ll bring up at the breakfast event.
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PublishedMay 2, 2013
Parents rally to support ‘failing’ Portland elementary school
F is for “fabulous” or “family” — anything but “failing,” said parents outside the Hall Elementary School on Thursday afternoon.About two dozen parents gathered at their children’s school to greet staff members — and support them — a day after the school got an F in the Maine Department of Education’s new school grading system.
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PublishedApril 28, 2013
New fishway in Westbrook remains on schedule
Alewives will be in new territory when a fishway built on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook is opened.
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