BRIDGTON — A tour of the Maine Antique Bottle and Glass Museum covers less than 100 feet and lasts about an hour.
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.
White House to host Maine school nutrition directors
The nutrition directors of five Maine school districts are invited.
Runners honor fallen Maine soldiers
About 300 people ran parts of the route in the event that honors the 79 soldiers with Maine ties who have died since Sept. 11, 2001.
One injured in Brunswick motorcycle crash
The injured person is taken to Maine Medical Center.
Husband guilty, wife not in recycling scam
ALFRED — A Kittery man was found guilty Friday while his wife was acquitted on charges of stealing more than $10,000 in refunds and handling fees for beverage containers that were brought to their redemption center from out of state.
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. […]
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.
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.
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.