First major snowstorm of season accumulating at “1 to 2 inches an hour” with winds “approaching 40 miles per hour,” according to National Weather Service.
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Street Talk: Snow days then vs. snow days now
Getting ready to do something truly stupid with a roof rake and a saucer sled.
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Mainers brace for snow wallop
Joe Jackson fastens a fresh set of chains on his plow truck in the Auburn Public Works garage in Auburn on Friday morning. One to 2 feet of snow is expected across the state over the weekend. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) There’s no denying it. The first big storm of winter is on […]
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Last-minute Auburn parking ban results in numerous vehicles towed
AUBURN — According to a Facebook post, Auburn police flipped a coin, and lost the toss. Auburn police said the department met with the city’s Public Works Department and School Committee on Monday to discuss Tuesday’s storm and were stumped as to whether the city would get rain or snow. “If we did a ban […]
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Mixing work and play in Auburn
Bethany Grant stops shoveling Tuesday afternoon to toss a ball to her dog, Baxter. Grant used her snowblower earlier in the day to clear her driveway. Later, she used a shovel to remove slush and water that accumulated in front of her Cook Street house in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Quincy Jordan-St.Hilaire, left, and her […]
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Snowstorm brings joy to Sunday River trails
Sean Oddy of Old Orchard Beach rides the Aurora chairlift early Tuesday at Sunday River Ski Resort so he can enjoy unspoiled ski runs. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Ski patroller Brian Denley of Bethel carves a step out of the ice leading into the partial shack at the top of Barker Mountain on Tuesday morning. (Andree […]
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How meteorologists avoid winter travel hazards
“Never check luggage. “That’s the winter travel advice of CNBC correspondent Contessa Brewer, who, coincidentally, was emailing me from a plane en route to cover a weather disaster. “Bring carry-on luggage,” she told me. “It makes it much easier to rebook flights. And don’t take no for an answer.” With winter just around the corner, […]
Posted inMaine
Tips on how to fix a snowblower
SCARBOROUGH (WGME) — Snowblowers can be a lifesaver, especially when mother nature gets cranking. To protect your snowblower when the snow is too deep, there is actually one part on most snowblowers that is designed to fail. A broken snowblower can make Maine’s long winter seem even longer. “When you’re going through the snow you […]
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Tips on how to fix a snowblower
SCARBOROUGH (WGME) — Snowblowers can be a lifesaver, especially when mother nature gets cranking. To protect your snowblower when the snow is too deep, there is actually one part on most snowblowers that is designed to fail. A broken snowblower can make Maine’s long winter seem even longer. “When you’re going through the snow you […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Lewiston shovels out from nor’easter. More coming?
A crosswalk warning sign is bent and covered with snow Wednesday morning as pedestrians cross High Street near Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) After a reported 16 inches of wet snow fell overnight, Brian Morency, left, hammers loose the packed snow Wednesday morning on the driveway at his apartment on Winter […]