AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 23 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) begin conducting a Preliminary Damage Assessment of this week's storm, the first formal step toward requesting a Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal government. As water levels recede and damage becomes more evident, MEMA has begun working with local partners to estimate the cost of damage cau more PR