With the subzero temperatures the Northeast has been experiencing lately, some folks may be considering hibernation, and limiting their time outside to getting the mail and getting into their cars. Then there are the brave few. On Saturday, several local outdoor enthusiasts gathered at the Bethel Inn Resort Cross-Country Ski and Snowshoe Center on a […]
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Cold snapped!
‘Unprecedented’ cold is breaking records, putting even winter-hardy Mainers in a deep freeze LEWISTON — Dave Marquis knows cold. He’s a born and bred Mainer, the owner of a construction company and a construction worker. At 55, he’s seen his share of Maine winters. On job sites this time of year, he dresses in layers: […]
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Road crews tested by winter's early onslaught
Lewiston Public Works equipment mechanic Kyle Brooks tightens a new hydraulic valve on a plow truck that needed to be replaced Friday morning inside the Adams Avenue garage. “I think I’ll buy a lottery ticket since I got this on the first try,” he said. “Not being able to see what you are doing and […]
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Mainers brace for deep freeze as they dig out from nor’easter
BOSTON (AP) — East Coast residents are bracing for a deep freeze a day after a massive winter storm slammed the region with heavy snow, hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding. Forecasters predict that record-breaking cold air and strong winds will set people’s teeth chattering like castanets from the mid-Atlantic to New England on Friday and that […]
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Blizzard shrieks across region
Happy New Year. Now get out there and shovel. A blizzard roared through Maine on Thursday, dumping more than a foot of snow that was then blown into great heaps by winds gusting to 50 mph. The storm began Thursday morning, dropping 13 inches on Lewiston throughout the day. By 8 p.m., 15 inches had […]
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Why climate change doesn’t mean the end of winter storms
Last week, President Donald Trump forced us to address the easy question about climate change and winter cold. No — experts loudly responded to a Trump tweet – unusual cold in one region of the globe during winter does not mean the globe as a whole is not warming. The far harder question is how […]
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Jay crew readies to hit the roads
The Jay Public Works crew was fueling up, checking snowplows and wings, and loading up to hit the roads Thursday morning when snow started falling earlier than predicted. “We are about all ready,” crew member Fred Richards said at about 7:30 a.m. at the Public Works Department. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
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Flooding adds to the issues coastal Maine has during nor’easter
In addition to heavy snow and high winds buffeting the state Thursday, some areas – coastal areas, primarily – are dealing with flooding as well. Up and down the Maine coast, from Kennebunkport and Wells to as far east as Machias, there were reports of flooding or dangerously high water levels. In Portland, there was […]
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Nor’easter floods Boston streets
A vicious winter storm hitting the East Coast is now bringing hurricane force wind gusts and coastal flooding to Massachusetts. The National Weather Service says it received reports of a wind gust of 76 mph on Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Thursday and a gust of 75 mph in Wellfleet, on Cape Cod. Winds of 74 mph or higher […]
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MEMA opens warming centers during Jan. 4 winter storm
AUGUSTA — The Maine Emergency Management Agency has announced Warming Center locations for the Jan. 4 winter storm. Local warming centers include: Cumberland County Freeport: Freeport Public Safety Building, 16 Main St. Center will have restrooms, charging stations and water. Oxford County Oxford: Oxford Oxford Recreational Building, 223 King St. Open until 5 p.m. Thursday. […]