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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PublishedAugust 19, 2011
Husband guilty, wife not guilty of redemption theft
ALFRED — Separate juries found Thomas Woodard guilty and Megan Woodard not guilty today of theft by deception for stealing more than $10,000 by passing off out-of-state containers returned to his redemption center in Kittery, as if they were sold in Maine. The jury for Thomas Woodard returned its guilty verdict around 11:30 a.m. […]
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PublishedAugust 19, 2011
Two juries to start deliberations today
ALFRED — Two juries today will begin separate deliberations in the trials of a married couple who owned a Kittery redemption center and are accused of stealing about $10,000 in refunds and handling fees on beverage containers bought out of state as if they were bought in Maine.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2011
Bottle-redemption jury deliberations begin Friday
The state is trying to prove that Megan and Thomas Woodard knowingly accepted out-of-state containers to collect the handling fee of 3 or 3.5 cents per container.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2011
Elvis’ watch sold at Windham jewelry store
The watch was given to Elvis by his fan club when he returned to Memphis from the military in 1960.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2011
Fans show burnin’ love for Elvis watch
WINDHAM — Elvis’s watch is in the building.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2011
Some still shook up by Elvis memorabilia
WINDHAM — Elvis’s watch is in the building.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2011
Wiscasset ends any talk about U.S. Route 1 bypass
The commissioner of the Maine Department of Transportation has called off all plans to build a bypass around Wiscasset, where potential solutions for summer traffic congestion have been studied for more than 50 years.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2011
Hogweed sightings confirmed in state
State Horticulturist Ann Gibbs describes the plant as Queen Anne’s lace on steroids.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2011
MDOT drops plan for Wiscasset bypass
The discovery of an American bald eagle’s nest in June 2010 derailed a bypass plan that had already been approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2011
Toxic plant in state
State Horticulturist Ann Gibbs describes the plant as Queen Anne’s lace on steroids.
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