The impact looked like a cannon blast. Rob Condon had just dropped off his son at an Augusta-area day care when a chunk of ice the size of a ripe melon came flying at him from the other side of the road and crashed through his windshield. The frozen projectile came off the side of […]
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Posted inFranklin
Jay crew readies to hit the roads
The Jay Public Works crew was fueling up, checking snowplows and wings, and loading up to hit the roads Thursday morning when snow started falling earlier than predicted. “We are about all ready,” crew member Fred Richards said at about 7:30 a.m. at the Public Works Department. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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Shouldering the cold in Lewiston-Auburn
Tyson Roberts, 8, of Auburn rides on his dad’s shoulders through Friday’s snowfall in Lewiston. David Roberts took his son to Tyson’s mom’s house for the weekend. Because there was a 90-minute wait for a taxi, they decided to make the 30-minute walk instead. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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'A lot of snow': Fast-moving storm drops over a foot in cities
LEWISTON — The snow was so deep Monday that it pushed Jeff Ricker’s plow truck to the other side of the road, he said during a ride-along with a reporter. In some places there was so much snow the truck couldn’t even push it, he said. While many families in Maine were waking up to […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Freezing rain makes travel hazardous
Freezing rain created “treacherous” road conditions in Western Maine on Saturday and left 7,000 households across the state without power. As of 8:28 p.m., Oxford, York and Cumberland counties each were reporting more than 2,000 customers without electricity, according to Central Maine Power. An automated message blamed the outages on “current weather conditions.” Earlier in […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Freezing rain expected Saturday across Maine ahead of more snow on Christmas Day
The focus on Saturday will be freezing rain leading to icing. Here’s how we anticipate it will unfold. Timing: The lull we experienced early this morning has ended. A steady and heavier round of freezing rain will be with us this afternoon and through the first half of the night. Precipitation will come to an end […]
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Shoppers brave foul weather ahead of holiday
LEWISTON — The lady’s name was Nancy and she never expected to be out at the stores just three days before Christmas. “I thought I was all done,” she said, brushing the snow off her car outside Shaw’s Supermarket in Lewiston. “I thought I had it all wrapped up.” Wouldn’t you know it? On a […]
Posted inMaine
Snow, sleet, freezing rain to make holiday shopping and travel not so jolly
[media-credit name=”WGME” align=”aligncenter” width=”960″][/media-credit] STATEWIDE — Friday’s storm could throw a wrench in Mainers’ holiday travel plans. The storm is expected to bring snow, sleet and freezing rain. Here’s the expected timing of snow and the change to freezing rain Friday through Saturday. pic.twitter.com/agQAPfHKGu — Charlie Lopresti (@CharlieWGME) December 20, 2017 The steadiest snow will […]
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Snow makes messy morning commute
STATEWIDE — It will be a slick commute for some Mainers, as plow crews work to clear snow. Be sure to allow some extra time Tuesday morning to wipe off your car and get to where you need to go. The main roads are pretty clear, but crews still have some work to do on […]
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Light snowfall
Pauline Pinard shovels the snow from her driveway in Sabattus on Monday. “I don’t mind it,” Pinard said about the snowfall. “I do this for the exercise.” (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)