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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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  • Published
    August 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.

  • Published
    August 21, 2011

    One injured in Brunswick motorcycle crash

    The injured person is taken to Maine Medical Center.

  • Published
    August 20, 2011

    Husband guilty, wife not in recycling scam

    ALFRED — A Kittery man was found guilty Friday while his wife was acquitted on charges of stealing more than $10,000 in refunds and handling fees for beverage containers that were brought to their redemption center from out of state.

  • Published
    August 19, 2011

    Husband guilty, wife not guilty of redemption theft

      ALFRED — Separate juries found Thomas Woodard guilty and Megan Woodard not guilty today of theft by deception for stealing more than $10,000 by passing off out-of-state containers returned to his redemption center in Kittery, as if they were sold in Maine. The jury for Thomas Woodard returned its guilty verdict around 11:30 a.m. […]

  • Published
    August 19, 2011

    Two juries to start deliberations today

    ALFRED — Two juries today will begin separate deliberations in the trials of a married couple who owned a Kittery redemption center and are accused of stealing about $10,000 in refunds and handling fees on beverage containers bought out of state as if they were bought in Maine.

  • Published
    August 18, 2011

    Bottle-redemption jury deliberations begin Friday

    The state is trying to prove that Megan and Thomas Woodard knowingly accepted out-of-state containers to collect the handling fee of 3 or 3.5 cents per container.

  • Published
    August 12, 2011

    Elvis’ watch sold at Windham jewelry store

    The watch was given to Elvis by his fan club when he returned to Memphis from the military in 1960.

  • Published
    August 12, 2011

    Fans show burnin’ love for Elvis watch

    WINDHAM — Elvis’s watch is in the building.

  • Published
    August 12, 2011

    Some still shook up by Elvis memorabilia

    WINDHAM — Elvis’s watch is in the building.

  • Published
    August 2, 2011

    Wiscasset ends any talk about U.S. Route 1 bypass

    The commissioner of the Maine Department of Transportation has called off all plans to build a bypass around Wiscasset, where potential solutions for summer traffic congestion have been studied for more than 50 years.