FORT KENT — Thrilled or disappointed by Maine’s weather on any given day? Thank or blame the jet stream, that fast-moving air miles above the Earth flowing west to east separating colder and warmer air. Meteorologists say it may well be setting the state up for a winter with above normal temperatures and normal to […]
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NOAA predicts a warmer winter on the way
WASHINGTON — If you thought last winter was a horror show, with cold blasts from the polar vortex and a lack of California rain, here’s some good news: No sequel is expected this year, federal forecasters say. Mike Halpert of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday that the upcoming winter looks pretty average […]
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Paris selectmen OK $137,000 in bids for a new winter plow truck
PARIS — A new plow truck will take to the town’s streets this winter after selectmen approved $137,000 in bids. At their meeting Monday night, selectmen approved the purchase of a new truck cab and chassis from Freightliner Trucks for $67,636 and a plow from H.P. Fairfield for $70,123. The two bids together make one plow […]
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Cold winter fuels demand for firewood
WINDHAM — Summer isn’t officially here yet but Maine residents who heat their homes with wood are already thinking about next winter. Mark Killinger, owner of Atlantic Firewood, and other firewood dealers say homeowners are calling early and ordering more wood than normal, while memories of last winter’s brutal cold are still fresh. Wait too […]
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Cold gold: Early signs show frigid, snowy winter heated up Maine’s economy
Not too long ago, Ron Fournier walked out onto North Pond, drilled holes for a day of ice fishing and returned to find three of the tourists in his ice shack wearing life jackets. A fourth had one cradled on his lap. The ice was 32 inches thick, but, just in case. “They’d never been […]
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Maine to issue fewer deer hunting permits in wake of a harsh winter
PORTLAND — This year’s harsh winter culled Maine’s deer herd, which will reduce the number of hunting permits the state issues for the fall hunting season, state officials said Friday. The winter mortality rate among the state’s approximately 200,000 deer was 12 percent, compared with 8 percent last winter and 10 percent for an average […]
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Experts say cold winter likely won’t kill Maine ticks
On the cusp of spring, temperatures are still dipping below zero and snow covers the state of Maine. This long, drawn-out winter is taking its toll on many Maine residents — in the form of Vitamin D deficiencies, cabin fever and seasonal depression — but it doesn’t affect everyone. The recent below-average temperatures aren’t likely […]
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Washington, Hancock counties hit by strongest storm in decades
ELLSWORTH — A winter storm expected to dump more than a foot of snow on Washington and Hancock counties churned its way up the coast throughout the morning Wednesday. The National Weather Service’s Caribou office is projecting 10-18 inches of snow in Washington and Hancock counties, where blizzard warnings will be in effect throughout the […]