GRAY — Advice from the National Weather Service is rather simple this time around — bundle up and prepare to shiver. After the early part of Friday started out warm and sunny, it looked like it might be easy going into the weekend. Not so fast, though. It is January, after all. Forecasters were calling […]
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State police ask drivers to clear snow, ice off cars
PORTLAND — Maine state police are asking drivers to make sure their vehicles are fully cleaned off after at least 20 vehicles have been damages from flying chunks of ice and snow. State police spokesman Steve McCausland says the cars were damaged Monday along the Maine Turnpike and I-295. Police say much of the damage […]
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High winds knock out power
LEWISTON — Monday’s strong winds are responsible for power outages, according to Central Maine Power. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory — 20 to 30 mph winds with gusts as high as 55 mph are forecast — for Monday. In Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, downed power lines are affecting: Auburn: 26 Carthage: […]
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Maine braces for Saturday night storm
LEWISTON — The city has issued a parking ban from 11 p.m. Saturday through noon Sunday. The Department of Public Works wants to keep the streets clean before the temperature drops again Monday. The National Weather Service forecasts 4 to 8 inches of snow Saturday night and Sunday morning for Western Maine, which includes Androscoggin, Franklin […]
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Cooler weather returns now that much snow has melted
PORTLAND — People who overindulged on sweets and treats over the holidays won’t be able to work those extra calories off by cross-country skiing. Not in southern Maine, at least. All of that early season snow melted away with record-setting warmth and heavy rain during Christmas week, prompting some people to abandon their ski vacations […]
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Holiday weather boon for some, bust for others
“With over 30 inches of snow on the ground, a few hours of warm weather is not a concern,” said Chris Farmer, the general manager of Saddleback Ski Area near Rangeley. Maine’s notorious, if not fickle, winter weather this year has given plenty of snow to some parts of the state dependent on winter tourism […]
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Major storm sweeps through Southern California
LOS ANGELES — Californians got a lot of what they wanted and not too much of what they didn’t from a major storm that finally blew out of the state Friday. After drenching Northern California the previous day, the storm dumped up to 5 inches of desperately needed rain in Southern California. A landslide left […]