At this point in the season, a snow storm seems like old hat. We’ve seen it, we’ve shoveled it, we’ve driven in it — even when we sholdn’t have. And still, more snow drops and piles up and creates a headache. The National Weather Service office in Gray said total snow accumulations of up to […]
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The bright side of snow clearing
Jean Cloutier shovels her driveway Wednesday on Grove Street in Lewiston. “I don’t mind it. I like the cold,” she said. “I’m hoping the snowplow comes by and gives me some more.” (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Joseph Wicthia of Auburn clears the snow Wednesday from automobiles at Euro Motors Auto Sales in Lewiston. “This is beautiful,” he […]
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Returnables on the road
Dean Bryant, left, and McKenzie Gurley use a kayak Wednesday to haul their returnable bottles to Gowell’s Market, 121 Hampshire St., Auburn. “We just decided it was time to go cash in the bottles,” Bryant said as he made the five-block walk with a two-month supply of returnables. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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Snowstorm to start Tuesday evening and drop 3-6 inches
[media-credit name=”WGME” align=”aligncenter” width=”1017″][/media-credit] Maine forecasters expect a snowstorm to start Tuesday evening and make commuting tricky Wednesday morning. It will start off light and then pick up in intensity during the overnight hours and Wednesday morning. The snow will make for a slick morning commute Wednesday. The Lewiston-Auburn area is forecast to accumulate 3 […]
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Street Talk: The scourge of the winter walker
All summer long, they hunker down in sweaty apartments, waiting for winter. “Gentlemen,” their hand-rubbing leader will assure them. “I know it’s hard right now, what with the sidewalks all clear and what-not, but don’t you fret. Soon the snow will come and when it does, the roads will be ours!” This pronouncement is generally […]
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A snowy roof may not be illegal but still hazardous
The impact looked like a cannon blast. Rob Condon had just dropped off his son at an Augusta-area day care when a chunk of ice the size of a ripe melon came flying at him from the other side of the road and crashed through his windshield. The frozen projectile came off the side of […]
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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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Shouldering the cold in Lewiston-Auburn
Tyson Roberts, 8, of Auburn rides on his dad’s shoulders through Friday’s snowfall in Lewiston. David Roberts took his son to Tyson’s mom’s house for the weekend. Because there was a 90-minute wait for a taxi, they decided to make the 30-minute walk instead. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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'A lot of snow': Fast-moving storm drops over a foot in cities
LEWISTON — The snow was so deep Monday that it pushed Jeff Ricker’s plow truck to the other side of the road, he said during a ride-along with a reporter. In some places there was so much snow the truck couldn’t even push it, he said. While many families in Maine were waking up to […]
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Freezing rain makes travel hazardous
Freezing rain created “treacherous” road conditions in Western Maine on Saturday and left 7,000 households across the state without power. As of 8:28 p.m., Oxford, York and Cumberland counties each were reporting more than 2,000 customers without electricity, according to Central Maine Power. An automated message blamed the outages on “current weather conditions.” Earlier in […]