They lost nearly everything they owned in the three fires that destroyed nine buildings in downtown Lewiston in the space of a week.
Leslie Bridgers
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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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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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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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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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Governor reiterates stance for private property rights
A Saturday night rally in Naples brings out opposition to a U.N. sustainability program.
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Bill aims to compel districts to offer all-day kindergarten
The measure requires school districts that offer kindergarten to have a full-day program by 2017.
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Gorham kids collect one million tabs for suffering families
The donation, worth about $430, is the culmination of a seven-year effort by students in Sheila McAtee’s math classes.
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Westbrook weighs plan for cocktail party fundraiser in middle school
The fundraiser would be held after school hours in the performance hall in the Westbrook Middle School, but officials would first need to change local policy.
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Sappi works with Westbrook to be more fish friendly, remove dam
The owner of Sappi Fine Paper North America in Westbrook is now considering removing its Saccarappa Dam.
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Raymond rejects tar sands resolution, for now
The chairman of the select board expects another vote on the issue in the near future.