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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.
Posted inBusiness, News
Georgia company bids to buy closed Biddeford bakery
Hostess Brands’ idle bakery in Biddeford could soon have a new owner.
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Posted inNews
Feds move to improve safety rules for ground beef
A recall of contaminated ground beef sold at Hannaford stores in 2011 revealed gaps in the food safety system.
Posted inNews
Police: Threat to Maine schools ‘baseless’
They only found evidence of baseless rumors, they say, but some districts are still enhancing their officer presence Friday.
Posted inNews
Wounded Maine soldier makes it home for holidays
After 18 surgeries at Walter Reed National Military Hospital, Army Sgt. Helaina Lake finally arrives in Livermore Falls on Tuesday.
Posted inPolitics
Top Maine offices in play with new Democratic majorities
The Democrats will elect a state treasurer, secretary of state and attorney general Dec. 5.
Posted inPolitics
Gorham incident used against Maine same-sex marriage effort
But supporters say an inappropriate discussion at Gorham Middle School has nothing to do with marriage.
Posted inNews
Maine confirms first-ever case of West Nile Virus
The Cumberland County man is recovering at home after being hospitalized for a disease now in 48 states.
Posted inPolitics, Senate
Cynthia Dill, Democrat: Amid obstacles, time taken to serve needy
Dill challenges the idea that she’s a spoiler, then breaks from campaigning to make lunch for her kids.
Posted inNews
1,000-plus treated in Maine with products from tainted Mass. pharmacy
More than 1,000 patients at Maine medical facilities have been treated with products that were recalled by a Massachusetts pharmacy after a steroid injection was linked to a meningitis outbreak that has killed 24 people and sickened hundreds more.