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Freeze warning issued for area tonight

GRAY — The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for central and western Maine for tonight, with temperatures expected to go below 32 degrees.  As part of the service’s Hazardous Weather Outlook, it said the freeze warning was extending from midnight to 8 a.m. Sunday. The Rangeley area will see even lower temperatures, […]

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Unfreezing Lewiston's fire hydrants

Todd Lester of  Lewiston Water & Sewer Division removes a steam hose from a frozen fire hydrant at Frye and College streets Monday afternoon. Crews routinely inspect hydrants in the winter to make sure they have not frozen from a slow leak or after use by the Fire Department. When hydrants are used, the six […]

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Winter returns after warmth, rain and flooding swamp Maine

Mainers endured a one-two punch of morning floods and evening ice slicks over the weekend as temperatures plunged quickly from highs in the 40s and 50s to below freezing across the state. Wild weather caused flooding on roadways and in basements Saturday morning as a two-day thaw ended and temperatures started falling back into the […]

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Record-breaking cold keeps causing problems across Maine

Record-breaking temperatures continued to wreak havoc across Maine on Monday, stalling vehicles, freezing pipes, canceling Tuesday classes in the Buxton area and closing a high school in North Berwick as Mainers welcomed 2018 on a slightly nervous note amid sustained icy weather. A new record low of 16 degrees below zero was set Monday morning […]

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Gimme shelter: Locals retreat from the cold

LEWISTON — Joseph Cope and Victoria Auger bundled their 6-month-old son in his stroller Thursday morning, then donned layers of winter clothing before leaving the warmth of the Trinity Jubilee Center at Bates and Spruce streets to plunge into subzero temperatures. “I’ll tell you what: This is one of the best resources Lewiston has,” Cope […]