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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Cold snapped!
‘Unprecedented’ cold is breaking records, putting even winter-hardy Mainers in a deep freeze LEWISTON — Dave Marquis knows cold. He’s a born and bred Mainer, the owner of a construction company and a construction worker. At 55, he’s seen his share of Maine winters. On job sites this time of year, he dresses in layers: […]
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Cleaning up Winter Street in Auburn
Mark Simpson, left, and other residents up and down Winter Street in Auburn clear the Christmas snow with snowblowers, shovels and a small tractor. The quick-moving storm dumped more than 12 inches of snow in the community within a few hours on Christmas morning. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Treating Maine roads in winter makes them safer, but takes a toll on vehicles
Two or three dozen times each winter, plow trucks head out onto Maine’s highways and byways to remove snow from the pavement and throw down sand, salt and chemical mixes to try to make it safer and easier for drivers. The billion pounds of the stuff dumped on Maine roads each winter manage to melt […]
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Greenwood Farmers' Market finds success in all seasons
Suzanne and Brian Dunham, co-managers of the Greenwood Farmers’ Market, sit at their vendor space. Suzanne Dunham said the market has proven successful in the winter, in part, because of ski traffic. GREENWOOD — While many of the farmers’ markets in Oxford County are closing up shop for the season and waiting out the winter, […]
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On Skiing: After the lifts stop turning
As always, this time of year we never know how much longer the lifts will turn. The handful of areas still operating could shoot for May 1st. At the end of March, it seemed as if there would be plenty of snow to keep going indefinitely, and more snow on April Fool’s Day reinforced that […]
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Time-out: It happens every spring
AUBURN — When I look at my snow shovel, my disgust turns to animosity. The love-hate relationship with this implement has strengthened thanks to a winter that has backhanded all of New England during this brutal February — a cruel month indeed. I know it is not the shovel’s fault for this winter’s fury, but […]
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Auburn Democrats reschedule meeting
AUBURN — Due to inclement weather the Jan. 24 Auburn Democrats meeting is rescheduled for Tuesday Jan. 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Auburn City Building. Call 740-0113 FMI.
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Storm prompts Lewiston, Auburn parking bans
The approaching messy storm has forced Lewiston and Auburn to call for parking bans. Lewiston’s will begin Monday evening at midnight and remain in effect until 8 a.m. Tuesday, while Auburn’s ban will start at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning and end at 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Auburn’s Downtown Parking District is exempt from the parking […]