What’s expected to be an outstanding color season in Maine is underway.
Leslie Bridgers
Columnist
Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
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Hope Elephants board explains why animals must return to Oklahoma
The board said Thursday eventually they would like to bring Rosie and Opal back to Maine.
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Two elephants to leave Maine after tragic death of caregiver
Tom Laurita says his brother James probably fell in their corral and was killed when 7,500-pound Rosie tried to help him.
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L.L.Bean heir’s foundation gives nearly $1 million to Maine nonprofits
The John T. Gorman Foundation is awarding grants to 62 organizations in all 16 counties.
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Owls Head pound lands two white lobsters
At one in 100 million, albino lobsters are the rarest of them all. But
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Westbrook officer claims harassment, retaliation after ticketing girlfriend of police colleague
Melissa May says she plans to sue the city for several human rights violations amid internal pressure to ‘rip up’ the speeding citation.
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Ex-Maine lawmaker goes from public servant to neighborhood nuisance
Chris Muse of South Portland believes an undiagnosed medical condition has contributed to his problems.
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UMaine System to revise policy on renovating historic buildings
An art gallery upgrade at the University of Southern Maine’s Gorham campus will resume now that university officials have addressed preservationists’ concerns.
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Suicides in middle age increasing rapidly; Maine’s rate higher than average
The death of Robin Williams reflects an increasing tendency of older people to take their own lives.
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Raymond residents petition to withdraw from RSU 14
New middle school in Windham does not sit well with residents who would see their taxes go up and their kids boarding buses early in the morning.