From sports championships to a couple’s tender kiss or an Elvis impersonator about to take the stage, we look back at some or our best work from the year.
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2024 Portland Press Herald Photos of the Year
We revisit the best work from our photographers in the last year.
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Posted inMaine, News
Our best photos of Maine’s severe storms last winter
The most memorable photos from storms and flooding last December and January.
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Volunteers make for smooth operation at Cape Elizabeth ice rink
Now in its third year, the Cape Elizabeth Community Arena hosts skating lessons, recreational hockey leagues and free open skating sessions.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Muhammad Ali statue under construction in Lewiston
The statue is set to be unveiled around the 60th anniversary of Ali’s knockout fight with Sonny Liston in May 2025.
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Stephen King to sell Bangor rock station to local businessmen
The bestselling horror author accepted an offer from Jeff Solari and Greg Hawes to take over WKIT, which had been slated to go off the air on New Year’s Eve.
Posted inBusiness, Cops & Courts, Maine, News
Public reprimand sought for Maine high court justice who didn’t recuse herself
The Committee on Judicial Conduct is also recommending a new group of judges be brought in to decide whether to sanction Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Catherine Connors, rather than a panel of her fellow justices.
Posted inNation & World, New England
4 in N.H. die on Christmas from suspected carbon monoxide
Police responded to a home in Wakefield after four adults did not show up as expected at a family gathering.
Posted inBusiness, News
Spanish energy giant purchases CMP parent company for $2.5B
Maine regulators allowed Iberdrola’s acquisition of Avangrid to advance without state review, brushing aside objections from the state public advocate and environmentalists.
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High court says Maine lawmakers not entitled to child protective records
The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee sought confidential records on the deaths of 4 children in 2021 as part of its work evaluating the state’s child welfare system.