Winds picked up strength Thursday — enough to knock down power lines in southern and Western Maine. As of 1:19 p.m., Central Maine Power reported at least 10,000 power outages in the state. The most — 6,800 power outages — were reported in York County and at least 1,500 reported in Oxford County. The National […]
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How's your mailbox?
Oof. It’s been a hard week to be a mailbox. And a mailbox owner. The snow storms are bad enough. Add in the effects of plowing, and the simple act of getting your mail has quickly become a massive headache. In some cases a mangled or missing mess. We want to hear your story, and […]
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Biddeford Kohl's reopens after it clears snow off roof
The Kohl’s store has now reopened. But work continues on the roof to shovel and remove the heavy, wet snow. @WGME pic.twitter.com/o5mGy93PDm — Brad Rogers WGME (@BradWGME) February 17, 2017 Biddeford Fire Dept. got a call about Kohl’s yesterday, saw roof was sagging, and evacuated the store. PD says engineer says it’s now safe. pic.twitter.com/dsCOKySwpZ […]
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RSU 10 leader counting storm days
RUMFORD — Regional School Unit 10 Superintendent Deborah Alden said Thursday that she’s hoping the number of storm days don’t push classes into late June. “My goal is to not have to go (to school) after the 23rd of June, that’s a Friday,” she said. “I wouldn’t want to go after that date, (because) we […]
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Maine shakes off another snow storm Thursday morning
Updated 11:40 a.m. (AP) — A winter storm unleashed more than a foot of wet, heavy snow on parts of Maine and New Hampshire, creating a messy commute, closing schools and leaving more than 10,000 homes and businesses in the dark at its peak Thursday morning. All told, a series of storms have dumped 3 feet or more […]
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More — yes, more — snow falling on Maine; more events canceled
Snow starts falling Updated 11:30 a.m.: (AP) — Another round of winter weather is moving into Maine and New Hampshire. The National Weather Service says snowfall began late Wednesday morning and by the afternoon all of Maine and New Hampshire should be seeing snow. Meteorologist Tom Hawley says the heaviest snowfall is expected around Conway, […]
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More snow expected for Wednesday and Thursday in Maine
LEWISTON — Roof rakes, snow shovels and scoops were hot items Tuesday at the local Paris Farmers Union. “We have no scoops left,” Assistant Manager Tom Young said. As the snow piled up, more customers began to tackle the snow on their roofs, he said. “Now is a good time,” Young said, […]
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Storm blasts Maine with 2 feet of snow
The forecast for the season’s largest snowstorm lived up to its billing. Residents across the state found themselves digging out from nearly a foot to more than 2 feet of snow Monday, while high winds and squalls resulted in a slow cleanup lasting well into the night. All of this came as forecasts called for the potential of a foot […]
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Storm Blog: Maine shuts down as blizzard continues
A man crosses Maine Street where snow has been piled high during a blizzard, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Brunswick. A fluffy snow up to two-feet deep blanketed parts of the Northeast, just days after the biggest storm of the season dumped up to 19 inches of snow on the region. Cary gets 30 inches […]
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No mercy as another storm rages across Maine
A pedestrian crosses Campus Avenue near Bates College in Lewiston as the storm increases in intensity Sunday night. Updated Storm Blog: Maine closes state offices as Nor’easter slams state (function(d, s, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) return; var fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; var js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = ‘https://embed.samdesk.io/js/2/embed.js’; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘sam-embed-js’)); LEWISTON — […]