Speed limit? Dropped. Parking? Banned. Roads? Slick and slushy. Any questions? Tuesday’s snowstorm didn’t get started until midday, but by the evening commute, things were looking awfully familiar. Salt and sand trucks were out in force. The police radio crackled with reports of cars slipping off roads. Offices closed, events were postponed and the daily […]
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Auburn postpones council discussions to Thursday
AUBURN — City Manager Clinton Deschene said Tuesday night’s snowstorm convinced city officials to forgo their planned workshop. “We have a parking ban in place for the storm, so it seemed kind of strange to have people coming in for a meeting,” Deschene said. City councilors were scheduled to review new ward lines and financial […]
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Auburn, Lewiston and Lisbon declare parking bans
Due to an approaching snow storm, local municipalities have issued winter parking bans. Auburn: 7 p.m. today until 7 a.m. Wednesday. Lewiston: 6 p.m. today and ends at 7 a.m. Wednesday. (Parking alternatives can be found at http://www.lewistonmaine.gov/snow) Lisbon: 1 p.m. today until 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Two more storms stand between Central Maine and weekend warm-up
LEWISTON — There’s a chance of warmer weather for Central Maine near the end of week, but we may have to endure two more snowy storms before we get there. “We are getting these weak systems developing along the edge of the cold and the warm air,” National Weather Service meteorologist James Brown said. “The […]
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Thaw coming after a little more snow
LEWISTON — A snowier-than-average winter continues to pile up numbers with a weekend storm forecast to dump another 6 inches in the Lewiston area by Sunday morning. It should be over by about 8 a.m. locally but will linger throughout the day in eastern Maine, said meteorologist Michael Cempa of the National Weather Service in […]
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State closes some state offices early Thursday
“I urge all of you to drive safely as you commute to your destination. Stopping on snow or ice without skidding requires extra time and distance,” LePage wrote in a news statment. “Drive slowly so you can adjust to changing road conditions. Please remember to keep a safe distance behind other vehicles and give plow […]
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Southern Maine gets most of the snow from latest storm
GRAY — A snowstorm that clipped southern Maine didn’t amount to much in most places. But don’t tell that to the folks in Saco. The National Weather Service says Saco received 6 inches of snow in the storm that began late Sunday and ended Monday morning. Meteorologist Margaret Curtis says there was a narrow band […]
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Weekend snow storm to miss Maine
GRAY (AP) — The National Weather Service says folks should enjoy the snow they got this week, because there won’t be a follow-up storm this weekend. Meteorologist Mike Kistner said a storm that’s been hyped for Sunday night will head out to sea, missing Maine. He said the coast will get 1 to 2 inches […]