PORTLAND — The former head of the Maine Turnpike Authority was sentenced Friday to 3 1/2 years in prison for misusing as much as $230,000 in agency funds, concluding what prosecutors have called one of the most egregious cases of public corruption in the state’s history.
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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Violette to serve 3½ years in prison
The former head of the Maine Turnpike authority was sentenced today for using agency funds to pay for a lavish lifestyle that included five-star hotels and fancy restaurants.
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Flaws in the system
Interviews with current and former officials of the USDA, its investigative agencies, food safety experts and retailers reveal a gaping hole in the government’s food safety oversight related to the outbreak of salmonella from Hannaford beef.
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Midcoast funeral home offers ‘green’ cremation
Going “green” has been a way of living. Now it’s also a way of dying.
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State-run van service not ending in May
Commuters who use the state-run van pool service will have more time to figure out other ways to get to work.
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MDOT to extend van pool service
The van pool program will still end, but not in May as the department announced last month.
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More ads pulled, petition delivered in Limbaugh fight
SOUTH PORTLAND — The controversy over “The Rush Limbaugh Show” continued in the Portland area Thursday as protesters delivered a petition to WGAN-AM, a lawsuit was filed against a local marketing firm and more companies asked the radio station not to air their ads during Limbaugh’s program.
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Limbaugh protesters deliver petition to Portland station
SOUTH PORTLAND — The controversy over “The Rush Limbaugh Show” continued in the Portland area Thursday as protesters delivered a petition to WGAN-AM, a lawsuit was filed against a local marketing firm and more companies asked the radio station not to air their ads during Limbaugh’s program.
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WGAN won’t drop Limbaugh, despite petition
Protesters delivered a petition with 5,700 signatures to the Portland Radio Group’s office this morning. The station’s general manager says it won’t affect programming.
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Van pool riders ask DOT to extend service
Disgruntled riders of the state-run van pools have asked the Maine Department of Transportation commissioner for a year-long extension of the service, which is slated to end in May.