A storm barreling toward New England is expected to bring heavy snow and strong winds to coastal Maine on Thursday, and businesses, government agencies and airlines announced closures and cancellations ahead of its arrival. Central Maine Power Co. and emergency management officials also were preparing for power outages that could leave Mainers without heat as […]
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Nor’easter barreling toward Maine
More than a week of extreme cold in northern New England will give way briefly, but hold your celebrations — the warming temperature is going to be accompanied by a howling snowstorm. The National Weather Service said the snow will arrive Thursday, with 8 to 12 inches expected in southern and western Maine. The weather service […]
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Legislature cancels hearings and work sessions as nor'easter approaches
AUGUSTA — Winter weather is already delaying the Legislature’s work just two days into the 2018 session. Legislative leaders announced Wednesday — the first day of this year’s shortened session — that Thursday’s committee hearings will be canceled and rescheduled because of the winter storm. The Health and Human Services Committee, the Environment and Natural […]
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Live Blog: Storm shuts down Maine with blizzard conditions
Full coverage: March storm howls across region (function(d, s, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) return; let fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; let js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = ‘https://embed.samdesk.io/js/2/embed.js’; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘sam-embed-js’)); Cherie Burke contends with blowing snow during a blustery storm, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Portland. A late-season storm is hitting the Northeast, […]
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Major snowstorm dumps feet of snow on central, southern Maine
PULL QUOTE: “It went from just a garden-variety, low-pressure system to a turbocharged storm,” National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Schwibs said. Ready to do it all over again? With up to 2 feet of fresh snow already on the ground, forecasters are warning of another storm expected to arrive Saturday night. This one is forecast […]
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National Weather Service downgrades weekend storm for much of the state
FORT KENT — Most Mainers expecting to wake up to blizzard conditions Sunday morning were either disappointed or relieved, as the National Weather Service dropped the expected amount of snowfall over most of the state. Heavy snow and high winds are still expected along the coast in far eastern and Down East Maine, according to […]
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More snow expected Tuesday in Maine
Maine residents who have dug out from Saturday’s snowstorm might not want to get too comfortable. Another storm expected to track over the Gulf of Maine may bring more snow, and possibly blizzard conditions, to the state on Tuesday, according to forecasters. The National Weather Service is predicting that, from late Monday through early Wednesday, […]
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Buckfield selectmen approve emergency purchases policy
BUCKFIELD — After almost an hour of discussion Tuesday night, selectmen unanimously approved an emergency purchases policy for the town that would require the town manager to notify the board ahead of time and utilize an expedited bid process. The new policy will be added Buckfield’s Personnel Policies and Procedures Handbook. It states that the […]
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Fall nor’easter could bring five inches of rain to parts of state
CARIBOU — A fall nor’easter is expected to bring at least 5 inches of rain to parts of the state over the next few days, according to the National Weather Service. Rain began falling Tuesday and was predicted to be heavy at times Wednesday and Thursday. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain is expected […]