Legislation backed by both parties would create a $50 million relief program for small businesses.
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Icy conditions deliver delays and a slick morning commute
A serious crash was reported in South Portland. It’s not immediately clear if the icy conditions were a factor in the crash.
In aftermath of recent storms, communities face a rebuilding conundrum
They want repairs to piers and other infrastructure done quickly, but state officials and others want the repairs to take future storms into account, and that can be a longer process.
Plan to replace South Portland’s fishing shacks gathers steam
People as far away as Florida and Texas have donated thousands already to rebuild the historic fishing shacks at Fisherman’s Point.
Tuesday’s storm drops up to a half-foot of snow over much of southern Maine
The snow, which was light and fluffy, caused several motor vehicle accidents, but offered a break from the string of more severe storms Maine has experienced lately.
Rescuers braved storm to pull 4 from wrecked fishing boat Saturday
Cape Elizabeth’s Water Extrication Team rescued 4 people from the Tara Lynn II fishing vessel when it ran aground early Saturday morning.
Warmer, wetter winters are hurting Maine businesses that count on snow and ice
Snowfall has been scant throughout much of the state so far this season. While some hold out hope that will change, others recognize winters of the past might never come back.
Historic high water, widespread coastal flooding expected during storm Saturday
Forecasters expect a significant storm surge propelled by onshore winds to hit around high tide at midday, further damaging infrastructure that was weakened by a strong storm on Wednesday.
Heavy wet snow, rain falls on western Maine as promised
The overnight storm left lots of heavy, wet snow around Lewiston and Auburn and even more in some stretches of Oxford and Franklin counties.
Winter storm sweeps across state, leaving flooding, outages in its wake
As many as 65,000 homes and businesses were without power at the height of outages Wednesday.