Brendan Rielly thanks the dozens of people who were collecting signatures for him for “helping out with this crazy fire drill.”
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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37 new American citizens sworn in Friday
FALMOUTH — Miranda Qahalliu on Friday summed up her reason for moving from Bulgaria to the United States in a simple phrase.
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Sentiments keen among the people Snowe helped
For many in Maine – veterans, farmers and those hoping to make a difference – Sen. Snowe has ‘always been there.’
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DOT ending vanpool program after 10 years
A state-run vanpool service will end in May, leaving about 225 commuters to find other ways to get to work.
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State’s vanpool service coming to end in May
A state-run vanpool service will end in May, leaving about 225 commuters to find other ways to get to work.
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State to end popular vanpool service
A private company will take over the service used by 250 commuters in the state.
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South Portland school project brings high construction bids
With an overhaul of South Portland High School scheduled to begin in April, officials are seeking design changes because of higher-than-expected construction bids.
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Soccer coach jailed for giving liquor to a minor
PORTLAND — A longtime Westbrook High School teacher and soccer coach who resigned this fall was sentenced Thursday to five days in jail and forced to surrender his teaching license for providing alcohol to a minor.
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Hampden center to be consolidated
The U.S. Postal Service will stop processing mail in Hampden and move that operation to a processing department in Scarborough. The move is part of a nationwide consolidation of mail processing operations, the Postal Service announced on Thursday.
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Mail processing to leave Hampden
The U.S. Postal Service says it plans to move the operation to a processing facility in Scarborough after mid-May.