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.
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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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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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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Hogweed sightings confirmed in state
State Horticulturist Ann Gibbs describes the plant as Queen Anne’s lace on steroids.
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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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Toxic plant in state
State Horticulturist Ann Gibbs describes the plant as Queen Anne’s lace on steroids.
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Bull Moose eyes Borders stores, as Books-A-Million deal dies
The local chain says it’s looking to lease “a handful” of Borders stores in New England.
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California pot group sues Mainer
Berkeley Patients Group, a California medical marijuana dispensary operator, is suing the executive director of Augusta-based Northeast Patients Group for allegedly breaching her employment contract by failing to disclose negotiations with another financial backer.