Monday’s collision between a Downeaster train and a tractor-trailer was the first “major accident” in the nearly 10-year history of Amtrak’s Portland-to-Boston passenger service, said Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority.
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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Owner retrieves boat that went adrift in Saco Bay
The owner reported the banana boat missing and picked it up this morning.
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Vassalboro man in line to be state police chief
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage on Monday nominated the deputy chief of the Maine State Police to replace the chief, who announced his retirement last week after learning he wouldn’t be reappointed.
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LePage nominates second-in-command to lead Maine State Police
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage on Monday nominated the deputy chief of the Maine State Police to replace the chief, who announced his retirement last week after learning he wouldn’t be reappointed.
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LePage nominates State Police veteran as chief
Robert A. Williams of Vassalboro has been a member of the State Police for 27 years.