The following records were broken in Portland in 2019 for the specific day noted: January No records set or tied February Feb. 5: 62 degrees — warmest high temperature Feb. 5: 46 degrees — warmest average temperature Feb. 8: 40 degrees — warmest average temperature Feb. 13: 6 degrees — smallest temperature range March […]
Mark Mogensen
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July heat, October wind highlight Maine’s 2019 weather
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” John Ruskin, art patron, watercolorist, prominent social thinker and philanthropist of the Victorian era, wrote these words decades ago and his observation still holds true today. Anyone […]
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Query: Do you DIY online? We want to know
Want to learn to play the drums? Or build a deck? Or tune a piano, fight Krav Maga style or just fix that annoying clanking sound beneath your 1998 Ford Escort? You could turn to a professional to get your learning, sure, but it will cost you a pretty penny. Or you can turn to […]
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Cuts expected as New Gloucester develops municipal budget
Some positions, library hours on the chopping block.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Lewiston-Auburn
New Gloucester public works complex is state of the art
The $4.6 million garage and sand/salt shed officially opened Monday.
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Mechanic Falls OKs replacement for police vehicle wrecked during fatal shooting incident
The purchase is to replace a cruiser demolished in a police chase last week.
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New Gloucester library facing budget cut
Trustees say loss would mean fewer hours, services.
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Minot selectmen initial $1.7M budget
Voters will decide on the plan at town meeting March 7.
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Who’s dating online in Maine?
SilverSingles is one of a number of dating sites and apps that cater to people over a certain age. They provided the following info on their Maine members: — Average age of SilverSingles members in Maine: 59 — Percentage of customers 50-65 years old: 57% — Percentage over 80: 2.3% — Percentage over 90: .2%
