AUGUSTA — The Maine Emergency Management Agency is reaching out to Maine businesses affected economically by the major ice storm and arctic temperatures from Dec. 21, 2013, to Jan. 6, 2014. The storm and ensuing frigid temperatures caused power outages, power surges, burst pipes, ice jams and other problems in many parts of the state, […]
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Deep freeze slams Midwest again
CHICAGO — Another winter day, another below-zero high for many parts of the Midwest. The deep freeze that hit earlier this month has returned, bringing with it wind chills ranging from the negative teens to 40s, cancelations of schools, trains, flights and signs of resignation from parents forced to bring kids to work and residents […]
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Thriving below zero
Some tips for surviving arctic temperatures — Driving: Keep your gas tank close to full. You can warm up the engine properly without having to worry about running out and can also keep warm if you get stuck. Likewise, keep the window washer fluid reservoir full and make sure to clean all the snow and […]
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Cold expected to linger until Saturday
LEWISTON — While Maine endured the first day of a predicted four-day cold streak Tuesday, John Russell said he knows what that cold feels like. With an outside temperature of 9 degrees, the Peru man worked as part of a flagging crew off Exit 80, controlling traffic with “stop” and “slow” signs. It was frigid […]
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Expect bitter cold temperatures to return Monday night
GRAY — Bitter cold temperatures are returning to Maine and will likely hang around through the end of week. James Brown, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray, says temperatures are expected to dip to near or below zero throughout much of Maine Monday night. Areas in the mountains could see temperatures as […]
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Freezing rain forecast for Monday night, Tuesday morning
GRAY — The National Weather Service a freezing rain advisory for Monday evening Tuesday morning. A low pressure front moving into the Great Lakes region is expected to push warm, moist air into New England. The temperatures are expected to be close to freezing. Below freezing in some areas of western Maine and northern New […]
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Ice slickens roads, tarmac in Northern New England
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Icy conditions made travel treacherous by road and air across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine on Saturday, closing roads, causing accidents and even sending a flight at Bangor International Airport skidding off a taxiway. But as the weather warmed and road crews across the region cleared ice from highways, up to […]
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E. Graham: Is God sending a message?
In watching and experiencing the latest weather, I have to wonder if God’s hand is still in the elements. Is God sending a message to a rebellious nation, as he did to rebellious Israel? Strictly devout early colonists very much believed God used the elements to chastise his people if they rebelled against God’s holy […]