LITCHFIELD — Deep cold set in across Maine on Saturday, with lows in the Lewiston-Auburn area dipping to 3 degrees Fahrenheit. That didn’t stop Mainers from working — and playing — out in the elements. Tom Fair owns Applewald Farms in Litchfield with his wife. He said he gets up at 7:30 or 8 a.m. […]
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Thursday snow storm closures
The following closures have been announced for Thursday due to Thursday’s storm: * The Lewiston Public Library * Lewiston government offices will close at 11 a.m. * Auburn City Hall will close at 11 a.m. and reopen at 8 a.m. Friday. Includes Auburn Rec Department. * The city of Auburn has issued a parking ban beginning Thursday at […]
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RSU 4 board to meet Wednesday on water issues at Oak Hill High School
UPDATED 12:54 p.m. The RSU 4 School Board will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday night to discuss solutions to Oak Hill High School’s water problems. Oak Hill High School students were let out at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday because the school’s well is running low on water. “We could always bring in bottled water for cooking […]
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Yes, it’s getting warmer; but a nor’easter and another arctic blast are coming
[media-credit name=”National Weather Service” align=”aligncenter” width=”960″][/media-credit] Maine will partially emerge from a deep freeze Wednesday and Thursday, but another wave of teeth-chattering, below-zero temperatures will begin Friday – right on the heels of a sizable snowstorm. The temperature in Portland sank to a record 17 degrees below zero early on New Year’s Day, beating the previous […]
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Deep-freeze continues to strain heating systems, services and resources
[UPDATE: Classic nor’easter could bring 8-12 inches of snow to Lewiston-Auburn] LEWISTON — Gregg Herrick was on the phone for more than four hours Tuesday seeking heating oil for his Poland home. He never got through to a human being. In desperation, he called U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ office for help. That prompted a call back […]
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Testing the ice on Sabattus Pond
Emily Robinson and her husband, Lance, head out onto the ice on Sabattus Pond on Tuesday. The Robinsons operate a guide service and were testing the ice before taking clients ice fishing. Emily said they just got back from guiding clients in Saskatchewan, where the temperature dipped to minus 43 degrees, making recent low temperatures […]
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Record-breaking cold keeps causing problems across Maine
Record-breaking temperatures continued to wreak havoc across Maine on Monday, stalling vehicles, freezing pipes, canceling Tuesday classes in the Buxton area and closing a high school in North Berwick as Mainers welcomed 2018 on a slightly nervous note amid sustained icy weather. A new record low of 16 degrees below zero was set Monday morning […]
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Gimme shelter: Locals retreat from the cold
LEWISTON — Joseph Cope and Victoria Auger bundled their 6-month-old son in his stroller Thursday morning, then donned layers of winter clothing before leaving the warmth of the Trinity Jubilee Center at Bates and Spruce streets to plunge into subzero temperatures. “I’ll tell you what: This is one of the best resources Lewiston has,” Cope […]
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Below-zero temperatures leave Norway in need of donated mittens
NORWAY — Local children are in “desperate need” of mittens and gloves, the town’s General Assistance director says. Shannon Moxcey, who serves as the General Assistance director for several towns including Norway, said that a few years ago, the Norway Police Department became heavily involved in the nationwide Walking School Bus, a program created to […]
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Watch boiling water turn to snow on Mount Washington
Weather observers atop the Northeast’s highest peak say the temperature has hit a record negative 34 degrees. Adam Gill of the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire says the previous record of negative 31 degrees was set in 1933. (Dec. 28)