Tuesday’s Nor’easter cut power to hundreds of Central Maine Power and Emera customers, but most of the outages affected Franklin County customers. As of 8:28 a.m. Wednesday, 207 CMP customers in Franklin County were without power. Weather cut electricity service in Carrabassett Valley, 52, Kingfield, 114, Coplin Plantation, 1, and New Sharon, 1. At the […]
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Ice storm wreaks havoc on Maine
LEWISTON — Tuesday’s storm played havoc with schools, vehicles and pedestrians. The icy conditions may have contributed to a fatal accident on Route 5 in Fryeburg and to the rollover of a municipal sand truck in Bridgton. By 3 p.m., many of the main roads in the Lewiston-Auburn area were in decent shape, but parking […]
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Nor’easter cancels meetings, creates slick roads in Maine
Fryeburg PD says a 47 year old woman was killed in a crash on Rt. 5, driver of truck is in critical. #mewx #menews pic.twitter.com/BWXoTv82Th — Matt Shinberg (@Shinberg) December 9, 2014 A Lewiston City Council meeting with delegates to the Legislature is postponed. New Gloucester municipal offices closed for storm The Auburn Planning Board meeting […]
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Messy storm to hit Maine on Tuesday
The National Weather Service says the storm is expected to move into the area Tuesday afternoon and continue into Wednesday, bringing a mix of sleet and freezing rain. The Lewiston-Auburn area can expect: Snow and freezing drizzle likely from 5-11 a.m. From 1 to 3 inches of snow from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain […]
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Tonight’s snow to turn to sleet, freezing rain and rain in the morning
LEWISTON — The National Weather Service warns that the 2 to 4 inches of snow expected to fall on Androscoggin County on Tuesday night will turn to sleet and freezing rain early Wednesday morning. The temperatures should be warm enough — in the 40s — about 9 a.m. to turn any precipitation into rain. The […]
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Maine skiers revel in ‘White Friday’
NEWRY — While shoppers rushed to stores early Friday to cash in on the first of the holiday-season deals, Maine skiers and snowboarders were flocking to the slopes to enjoy extra-early, extra-good snow conditions, thanks to a storm that walloped the region Wednesday night. “This is the best conditions have been for Thanksgiving Day weekend […]
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Not everyone cursing the Nor’easter; ski areas giddy
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Ski areas across northern New England are giddy at the prospect of a major Thanksgiving snowstorm. The snow began to fall at Mount Snow in southern Vermont at midmorning Wednesday. Spokesman Dave Meeker calls it “awesome.” The National Weather Service is forecasting a foot of snow and more across parts of the […]
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#Snowgiving: Parking bans, delays and cancellations
Lewiston/Auburn: 8-13” Southern Oxford County: 8-13” Western Oxford County: 4-8” Franklin (Farmington): 8-13” — Updated 1:27 p.m. Wednesday Post by Carl V. Natale. Post by Maine Turnpike Authority. GIRLS’ HOCKEY: EL/Leavitt/Poland vs. Scarborough has been postponed due to impending snow storm. No makeup date announced. #MEsports — Mike Kraft (@MKraft24) November 26, 2014 #mesports “@CrossArena: […]
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Storm brings bliss, anxiety
If you are a Thanksgiving traveler with a long way to drive, it’s a drag. If you happen to be running a ski resort? Pure bliss. “The snow is here!” trumpeted the mountain report at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry on Wednesday afternoon. “We’re expecting 8 to 14 inches by tomorrow, meaning it’s almost […]