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Local Maine news from the Portland Press Herald.
‘Antiques Roadshow’ to air first Maine episode on Monday
The popular PBS show held its first appraisal event in Maine last summer at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay.
Maine leaders pitch solutions to enhance grid as temperatures drop and electricity prices soar
Natural gas prices spiked to their highest level ever in New England in January, driving up the cost of electricity. Experts said the state should hasten energy project permitting and transmission interconnection to bring electricity prices down long-term.
Hermon woman charged with manslaughter, OUI in fatal Topsham crash
The crash near the Merrymeeting Bridge on Oct. 4 resulted in the death of the woman’s 23-year-old passenger.
Small historical societies struggle to survive: ‘No money, no membership, no space’
Oxford County groups hope to gather a second time this year to discuss shared concerns.
Valentine’s Day at the Bath wastewater treatment plant: Powerful smells and the power of love
Three tours of the city’s Water Pollution Treatment Plant taught couples about Maine wastewater systems on Saturday. Romantic, right?
Somerset SnowFest kicks off with week of winter activities in Skowhegan
The annual event began with a carnival and fishing derby at Lake George Regional Park and leads into Skijor Skowhegan next weekend.
50 years after Maine eliminated parole, lawmakers decline a chance to restore it
The likelihood of a veto by Gov. Janet Mills, who opposes the effort to reestablish a parole system, hung over debate at the Capitol.
In Maine’s Democratic Senate primary, the candidates’ styles couldn’t be more different
Last week, Graham Platner crowd-surfed at a Dropkick Murphys show, while Gov. Janet Mills cut ribbon and met quietly with local business owners.
Man arrested in Skowhegan by Border Patrol was authorized to work, attorney says
Federal court records show the man had an Employment Authorization Document, allowing him to work in the U.S.