In the next six months, as many as 15,000 cars in Cumberland County could be sporting round yellow stickers on their back windshields, indicating that information about the driver’s medical history can be found inside.
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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Yellow DOT medical program on the way
In the next six months, as many as 15,000 cars in Cumberland County could be sporting round yellow stickers on their back windshields, indicating that information about the driver’s medical history can be found inside.
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