I’ve been reminded of something the past four days, other than my desire to move somewhere, someday, where green grass and no-jacket-required weather in March are more than a silly dream. It’s that the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is the greatest spectacle in all of sport, and that second, third and fourth don’t even have […]
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Good riddance winter of 2014: So cold. So snowy. So long, bye-bye.
Daily high and low temps, and snow fall for Winter 2013-14, recorded in Gray February 19th felt like a tipping point. “I’m still not shoveled out from yesterday’s storm,” an Auburn woman shrieked, as much as one can shriek on Facebook. “Ugh. Enough, already!” Outside there were 10 inches of fresh snow. It had fallen […]
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Maine welcomes spring with snow shovels
LEWISTON — Many area residents celebrated the first day of spring with a snow shovel. According to the National Weather Service, about half an inch of wet, sloppy snow fell on Lewiston and Auburn. It turned to rain as the sun rose. Areas farther north and east were hit harder. Residents in Jay and Hebron […]
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Lewiston approves minimum thermostat level increase to 68 degrees
LEWISTON — A plan to require landlords to turn up the heat by two degrees won City Council approval Tuesday. Councilors voted 7-0 to make some housekeeping changes to the city’s building maintenance code to match state rules on minimum heat. State building ordinances require landlords to heat their buildings to 68 degrees year round. […]
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HS Hockey: Inaugural showcase for an all-star cause
GORHAM — Clay Rowland was a defenseman playing in a hockey all-star game. As assignments go, it’s up there with being asked to clean the lion’s cage just before the end of his nap. Still, the Leavitt Area High School senior felt like he ended his career with a roar Saturday night at University of […]
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Storm aftermath leaves Mainers shoveling, shivering
The beat goes on. Mainers on Thursday woke up to weather that looked a lot like the same old thing. As most people slept Wednesday night, temperatures dropped, rain turned to snow and March continued to pour it on. Children and teachers just about everywhere got one final gift from Mother Nature: Classes were canceled […]
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Winter whoas! Dixfield sees 20 inches from snowstorm
Just before noon Thursday in Dixfield, the snow was at 20 inches and still falling. “It’s wet and heavy,” said treasurer Angela Varnum at the Dixfield town office. “I could barely get out of my driveway.” Dixfield had the highest snow tally of the morning at the National Weather Service in Gray after an overnight […]
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Winter won’t relent
March showed its “out like a lamb” side a bit early Tuesday, with sunshine and temperatures throughout much of central Maine reaching the mid 40s. For a moment, jackets came off, ice-encrusted sidewalks became passable and scruffy remnants of last year’s grass poked through sand-laden sod. That was when the easily ignored winter storm watch […]
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How to get ready for Wednesday’s storm
The National Weather Service expects a winter storm to arrive Wednesday morning in Maine and continue through Thursday morning. What this means to you depends on where you are. If you live in central, western Maine… The NWS has issued a winter storm watch from Wednesday morning through Thursday morning for central Maine. A watch […]
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G. Ferguson: A harsh winter
It amazes me how the Farmers’ Almanac predicts winters so accurately. Old Man Winter has cost people dearly, financially and socially. For retired people on fixed incomes, the necessities of food (prices have skyrocketed), medicine(s) and heat have drained their savings (if they had any). Mortgages or rent, car payments, gasoline prices and property taxes […]