Josh Stoner tries to jump-start his Ford pickup at his home in Auburn on Thursday. Temperatures are again supposed to begin below zero on Friday and stay in the single digits throughout the day. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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Mainers brace for 'bitterest' cold
Mainers are bracing for frigid temperatures that will grip the state for days, posing a threat to water pipes, car batteries and the safety of people forced to be outside. Temperatures on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning are expected to drop into the single digits. By Thursday night, temps likely will be 5 to 10 […]
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Locals struggle with record-breaking cold temperatures
In New Gloucester, fire officials say a man trying to thaw frozen pipes caused a fire that destroyed a camp on Sabbathday Lake on Friday. In Woodstock, officials said a problem with a wood stove is the likely cause of a blaze that tore through a mobile home on Curtis Hill Road. Trees toppled in […]
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Lewiston-Auburn bundles up, braces for ‘powerful arctic cold fronts’
Feeling the sting of cold while trotting from your warm car to the warm office? Suck it up, Buttercup. In spite of gusting winds and brutally cold temperatures, business went on as usual Thursday and plenty of folks were outside working in arctic conditions. “Oh, man. It’s frigid,” said Luke Coburn of Auburn. Luke is […]
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Sunday River says it hopes to open for ski season Oct. 19
NEWRY — The Sunday River Ski Resort announced Wednesday that it would attempt to take advantage of an expected cold snap and intends to open for the season at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19. The resort expects to open the upper T2 trail, accessible via the Locke Mountain Triple lift in the Barker Basin area, […]
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This February in the running for coldest ever in Maine
PORTLAND (AP) — There’s a good chance this February could end up being one of the coldest in the state of Maine. The National Weather Service says since observers started keeping records in Portland in 1941, it’s been the coldest February so far, with temperatures averaging 11.6 degrees below normal. But there’s still over a […]