LEWISTON — Public works directors in the Twin Cities said Monday that crews plowing their third major stormstorm in a week will begin snow removal operations Tuesday, a move one business owner said can’t come soon enough. Director of Lewiston Public Works David Jones said his crews are doing their best, but three major storms […]
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School officials watching roofs
PARIS — School officials are monitoring the snow load on the district’s buildings as another foot of snow was expected Monday. “We are monitoring them,” said Nelson Baillargeon, facilities director. Monday’s storm was the third large one in seven days. Baillargeon said that Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris, with its low, flat roof […]
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Maine ‘celebrates’ Groundhog Day with another snowstorm, cancellations
Post by Auburn (Maine) Police Department. 2:08 P.M.: AUGUSTA (AP) — Most Maine state offices are closing early due to heavy snow that’s causing dangerous travel conditions. Republican Gov. Paul LePage said that state offices will close at 2 p.m. Monday, except for those in Aroostook County. LePage is urging all residents to drive slowly […]
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No school on Tuesday; blizzard means many closings
MORE STORM COVERAGE: Lewiston, Auburn schools canceled on Tuesday | Maine utilities bracing for potential outages from snowstorm | This week’s expected blizzard has folks buzzing ALSO ON THIS PAGE: Transportation cancellations Governments, businesses and organizations also began planning Monday to close their doors during Tuesday’s storm. As we get information, we will share it here: AUBURN — The city […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Cold coming. And wind. And sloppy rain.
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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Photos: How cold is it in Maine?
Post by Colby College Crew. PORTLAND — The plunging temperature is playing a role in the closing of schools in Maine’s largest city. Portland officials decided to close schools because of a temporary shortage of compressed natural gas used in half of the city’s 26 school buses. Some were low enough on fuel that there […]
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Airplane ice no match for crafty Auburn crew
AUBURN — When a Blue Angel jet slid off of a Brunswick runway last month, Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport Manager Rick Lanman said it exposed one of his greatest fears. “It could happen anywhere, but I was worried that it could happen here,” Lanman said. It could have happened in December 2013, when icy runways kept […]
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Weird Wicked Weird: Bugged by winter? Sounds about right
Right now in refrigerators across Maine, there are old mayonnaise jars filled with hundreds of lady bugs, caught and capped off by well-intentioned people who believe they’re saving the ladies by giving them temporary shelter. There are winter moths flying about and they’re up to no good. There are snow fleas that are not fleas. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
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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Public Works budget overdraft rises
FARMINGTON — If the weather stays calm and sunny as predicted for the next couple days, the Public Works Department will not go any farther over budget. At this point, the department has gone $129,000 over budget for 2014, Town Manager Richard Davis recently told the Board of Selectmen. This leaves the department at 13 […]