Another major ice storm could wreak havoc, but resiliency is a work in progress.
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Posted inColumns, Maine
Reporting Aside: ‘Devastation visible everywhere’
Covering the ice storm of 1998 in the Waterville area seemed like being a war zone, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn
Reporters' Notebook
‘Like a burrito’ Twenty years ago this month when he was called up for duty in the Maine Army National Guard for the 1998 ice storm recovery, one of Master Sgt. Michael Wall’s jobs had him clearing trees off power lines around Bangor. He had the right protective gear and was skilled with a chain […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway signs on to FEMA resolution
NORWAY — Selectmen have added their names to a resolution urging changes in federal disaster assistance regulations so Maine towns and cities hit hard by severe ice storms this past winter can get reimbursed for damage. “It wasn’t a big money problem for us,” Town Manager David Holt told selectmen, but for other towns “it was […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
LePage requests disaster relief for December’s ice storm
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is asking for federal disaster relief for all 16 counties for damage from the December ice storm. LePage said Monday that the request documents more than $1.8 million in damage from the ice storm that knocked out power to more than 160,000 homes and businesses and left many in the […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Livermore estimates that ice storm cost almost $23,000
LIVERMORE — An ice storm in December cost the town nearly $23,000 in overtime, equipment, materials and other expenses, Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said Tuesday. In addition to sanding and salting, the highway crew spent time clearing trees from the roads with the help of the Fire Department, he said. The amount covers expenses from […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Drivers warned to stay off roads as icy conditions take hold
NORWAY — An “uncommon” set of weather conditions put maintenance crews back to work Monday, cleaning up after unseasonably warm temperatures and heavy rain caused minor flooding across Oxford Hills. On Monday afternoon, local and state officials warned drivers to reduce overnight and early-morning travel to a minimum, as temperatures plunged from a high of […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Mainers encouraged to report ice storm damage
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine residents are being encouraged to report ice storm damage to their homes and businesses so the state can assess what kind of assistance might be available. Gov. Paul LePage said businesses that suffered a significant loss of revenue because of the storm should also report it. He said residents should call […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
‘We’re working around the clock’
CASTINE — Bob Senter slowly drives the snow-slicked rural roads of Hancock County, pointing out the broken weeping willows and the bent-over copses of birches that pock the icy landscape. “It almost looks like something out of a Stephen King movie,” the Central Maine Power Biddeford substation supervisor said Thursday afternoon. “This area up here, […]