PORTLAND — Maine residents are cleaning up again after the second wintry storm in recent days. The National Weather Service reports that Tuesday’s storm dropped up to nine inches of snow on parts of the state, slowing afternoon and evening travel. State police reduced the speed limit to 45 mph on the Maine Turnpike at […]
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More snow expected Tuesday night
GRAY — The latest storm is expected to hit the Maine coast harder than inland areas tonight. Parts of Maine could see upward of 9 inches by the time the storm pushes off the coast Wednesday afternoon, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Hawley in Gray. The National Weather Service winter weather advisory says […]
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Maine State Police concerned about vehicles crashing into cruisers
SOUTH PORTLAND — Maine State Police are asking motorists to slow down and move over when they see an officer conducting a traffic stop on the state’s roadways, after several cruisers have been struck in the past few months. Maine State Police Corporal Lance McClish told WCSH-TV that crashes have been caused when drivers are […]
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Nature provides white well before Christmas
Wishes for a good coating of white for Christmas were met exuberantly by nature Sunday when about a foot of snow fell across the region. Low temperatures accompanying the precipitation made for a light and fluffy snow. How light and fluffy, however, depended on whether you were cutting through it with a snowblower or lifting […]
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Auburn enacts weekend parking ban
AUBURN — In anticipation of a weekend snowstorm, the city of Auburn has initiated a parking ban from midnight on Saturday, Dec. 14, and continuing through 7 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16. This is the first year of the new Business District Zone, which is exempt from the parking ban between 7 a.m. and 11 […]
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Maine braces for weekend snow storm
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine residents are getting ready for the first big snow storm of the season by stocking up on rock salt and shovels. The National Weather Service says more than six inches of snow could fall in southwest and central Maine starting Sunday and into Sunday. The city of Auburn has declared a […]
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Lewiston super gets unhappy tweets after not calling snow day
LEWISTON — The tweets started Sunday. “Bill Webster I will shovel your driveway if you call a snow day tomorrow,” tweeted Ty, who, from his profile, appears to be a Lewiston soccer player. “Hey, do my fellow peers and I a favor and cancel school tomorrow,” tweeted another student. One warned against false hopes. “There […]
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Snow starts falling in Lewiston-Auburn area
GRAY — The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Androscoggin and Oxford counties Monday. That means to expect snow, sleet and or freezing rain to make travel conditions difficult. The snow already has started in Lewiston and Auburn. Snowfall and sleet accumulation could reach as much as 4 inches by 3 […]
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Light snow causes slick roads, school delays in New Hampshire
UPDATED 8:17 A.M.: CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Light snow falling in much of New Hampshire has made for some slick roads and some school delays. A couple of fender-benders were reported early Monday morning in the Lebanon and Manchester areas. Several flights scheduled to take off from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport have been delayed. The National […]