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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 2, 2011

    Hogweed sightings confirmed in state

    State Horticulturist Ann Gibbs describes the plant as Queen Anne’s lace on steroids.

  • Published
    August 1, 2011

    MDOT drops plan for Wiscasset bypass

    The discovery of an American bald eagle’s nest in June 2010 derailed a bypass plan that had already been approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  • Published
    August 1, 2011

    Toxic plant in state

    State Horticulturist Ann Gibbs describes the plant as Queen Anne’s lace on steroids.

  • Published
    July 26, 2011

    Bull Moose eyes Borders stores, as Books-A-Million deal dies

    The local chain says it’s looking to lease “a handful” of Borders stores in New England.

  • Published
    July 14, 2011

    California pot group sues Mainer

    Berkeley Patients Group, a California medical marijuana dispensary operator, is suing the executive director of Augusta-based Northeast Patients Group for allegedly breaching her employment contract by failing to disclose negotiations with another financial backer.

  • Published
    July 13, 2011

    Calif. group sues operator of Maine pot dispensaries

    Berkeley Patients Group alleges that Northeast Patients Group’s executive director breached her employment contract with Berkeley.

  • Published
    July 12, 2011

    The line’s first ‘major accident’

    Monday’s collision between a Downeaster train and a tractor-trailer was the first “major accident” in the nearly 10-year history of Amtrak’s Portland-to-Boston passenger service, said Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority.

  • Published
    July 10, 2011

    Owner retrieves boat that went adrift in Saco Bay

    The owner reported the banana boat missing and picked it up this morning.

  • Published
    April 12, 2011

    Vassalboro man in line to be state police chief

    AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage on Monday nominated the deputy chief of the Maine State Police to replace the chief, who announced his retirement last week after learning he wouldn’t be reappointed.

  • Published
    April 12, 2011

    LePage nominates second-in-command to lead Maine State Police

    AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage on Monday nominated the deputy chief of the Maine State Police to replace the chief, who announced his retirement last week after learning he wouldn’t be reappointed.