HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A winter storm was bearing down on the Northeast on Thursday, promising heavy snow, strong winds and frigid temperatures that will make commutes hazardous for the first work day of the new year. Snow began falling overnight in parts of New England and New York, but the real brunt of the […]
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NWS expects it to stay frigid cold as more snow heads for Maine
Frigid temperatures are expected to close out 2013 on a cold note, according to the National Weather Service. Arctic air is expected to drop temperatures below zero Tuesday night and into Wednesday, according to the weather service, while high temperatures aren’t expected to get out of the single digits across much of the state. Despite […]
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About a foot of snow falls on parts of Maine; more coming this week
PORTLAND — Another snowstorm has knocked out power for more Maine homes and businesses as a stormy December featuring more than 2 feet of snow and a prolonged ice storm draws to a close. The National Weather Service says the latest snowstorm Sunday night brought the snow total to 26.2 inches in Portland. That’s more […]
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Fast-moving heavy snow blankets area
With ice still coating trees and power lines, a wet, heavy accumulation may be the last thing beleaguered line workers need. As of Sunday evening, CMP was reporting 725 customers without power. Bangor Hydro was reporting 683; with many of those the cause was listed as “under investigation.” In an Associated Press story, Bangor Hydro […]
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Maine braces for another winter storm coming Sunday night
GRAY — Another winter storm is forecasted to move into Maine during the second half of the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. If the storm remains on track, a significant amount of snowfall can be expected, forecaster Chris Kindle at the weather service’s Gray office said. The storm is forecasted to move into […]
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Snow slows down crews restoring power in Maine
The Maine couple spent Christmas Eve at a family member’s home without electricity. Christmas morning found them at their own home without power. And to complete their holiday, they traveled to a third darkened home to exchange gifts that afternoon. “You have to go with the flow and adapt, and do the best you can,” […]
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Snow, cold may hamper power efforts in Maine
LITCHFIELD — Snow was falling Thursday morning in places still hustling to get power back on after a weekend ice storm that turned out the lights from Michigan to Maine and into Canada. Southeast and parts of interior Maine that have been without electricity since Sunday were anticipating from 3 to 7 inches of snow […]
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After ice, snow expected
MORE COVERAGE: Snow, cold may hamper power efforts in Maine As of Christmas night, Central Maine Power reported 39,000 households were without power after losing electricity on Monday from a multiple-day ice storm. “Crews will keep working tonight. There’ll be an enormous push tomorrow,” CMP spokesman John Carroll said Wednesday night. “By the end of the […]