The New England Patriots’ home base of Foxboro, Massachusetts, is getting blasted Thursday by whatever we’re calling this winter storm that’s raking the U.S. East Coast, with howling winds and eight to 12 inches of snow expected before it’s all over. Nevertheless, the Patriots’ players made it clear Wednesday that they would be expected by […]
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What fails in the extreme cold? Just about everything
You can’t fight fire with ice. That’s a frozen fact that public safety officials are grappling with as extreme cold continues to grip much of the country this week. Broken water mains make fire hydrants weak. The water that firefighters carry on their trucks can freeze. Pumps lock up. Firefighters fall down. “You see people […]
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Thursday snow storm closures
The following closures have been announced for Thursday due to Thursday’s storm: * The Lewiston Public Library * Lewiston government offices will close at 11 a.m. * Auburn City Hall will close at 11 a.m. and reopen at 8 a.m. Friday. Includes Auburn Rec Department. * The city of Auburn has issued a parking ban beginning Thursday at […]
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Before the big storm hits, a flurry of activity in coastal Maine
A storm barreling toward New England is expected to bring heavy snow and strong winds to coastal Maine on Thursday, and businesses, government agencies and airlines announced closures and cancellations ahead of its arrival. Central Maine Power Co. and emergency management officials also were preparing for power outages that could leave Mainers without heat as […]
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Nor’easter barreling toward Maine
More than a week of extreme cold in northern New England will give way briefly, but hold your celebrations — the warming temperature is going to be accompanied by a howling snowstorm. The National Weather Service said the snow will arrive Thursday, with 8 to 12 inches expected in southern and western Maine. The weather service […]
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Stocking up for the storm
Paula Young of Canton, left, checks out with Laurie Duguay of Livermore at the Hannaford supermarket in Jay on Wednesday. Long lines and full parking lots greeted shoppers preparing for Thursday’s nor’easter. (Liz Marquis/Sun Journal)
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley, sj-web
Friday's newspaper may be late
Because of the extreme nature of predicted snow accumulation and blizzard conditions today — which meteorologists are calling a “bomb cyclone” — your newspaper delivery may be delayed Friday morning. Please make every effort to keep your delivery location clean and free of snow and ice. If needed, complimentary access to sunjournal.com and the Sun […]
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It’s not just a nor’easter; we may be in for a ‘bomb cyclone’
A “bomb cyclone” is coming — at least that’s what the forecasts say. You may have heard it referred to as a “weather bomb” or an “explosive storm,” but there’s no need to duck and cover. These names are actually rooted in the science of winter storms. Though it seems as if meteorologists are using […]
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Yes, it’s getting warmer; but a nor’easter and another arctic blast are coming
[media-credit name=”National Weather Service” align=”aligncenter” width=”960″][/media-credit] Maine will partially emerge from a deep freeze Wednesday and Thursday, but another wave of teeth-chattering, below-zero temperatures will begin Friday – right on the heels of a sizable snowstorm. The temperature in Portland sank to a record 17 degrees below zero early on New Year’s Day, beating the previous […]
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Bus failures close schools
Classes were canceled at several schools in Western Maine on Tuesday because the extreme cold rendered buses inoperable, SAD 44 Superintendent David Murphy said. “There were too many buses that wouldn’t start,” he said. SAD 44 includes Bethel, Greenwood, Newry and Woodstock. Murphy said the temperature at his Bethel home Tuesday morning was minus 12 […]