The governor has until Friday, Feb. 27, to make a formal request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for reimbursement for costs Maine towns, schools and hospitals incurred during the Jan. 27 blizzard. On Wednesday, Gov. Paul LePage issued a statement urging towns to get their estimates to their county emergency management agencies quickly so […]
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Some local towns continue to struggle with cost of snow removal
LEWISTON — Five more inches of snow fell in Turner and Bethel on Sunday night and into Monday morning. Lewiston fared slightly better — just 4.5 inches — while Eustis in Franklin County gained 7.3 inches by midday. According to the National Weather Service, Maine has a snowpack of between 20 and 30 inches to […]
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Digging out, digging in and digging it — Maine’s snow businesses happy with Juno
But overall the Twin Cities and Maine in general handled Juno with relatively little pain, according to state and local officials. “We’re doing pretty good,” said Joanne Potvin, the director of Androscoggin County’s Emergency Management Agency. Potvin said overnight Tuesday there were no reported incidents, and that agency activities were largely back to normal returning […]
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Historic storm pounds Maine; Lewiston gets more than 2 feet
Mainers were blasted by high winds and heavy snow as blizzard Juno barreled into the state Tuesday, creating whiteout conditions and making travel dangerous. There were no reports of deaths or serious injuries because of the storm and temperatures that registered around the 10-degree mark, officials said. As of 9 p.m. Central Maine Power reported […]
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As winter storm Juno wallops Maine, LePage declares state of emergency
AUGUSTA – Maine Gov. Paul LePage urged residents to stay off the roads and hunker down Tuesday as winter storm Juno whipped across the state causing blizzard conditions and flooding along the coastline. LePage also announced all state offices would be closed Tuesday. LePage made the official declaration at about 4:30 a.m. Many schools and […]