Androscoggin County Durham 6.1 inches Turner 4.0 inches Auburn 4.0 inches Lewiston 4.0 inches Lisbon Falls 3.5 inches Auburn 3.5 inches Poland 3.0 inches Greene 3.0 inches W. Winthrop 1.5 inches Franklin County New Sharon 3.0 inches Temple 2.7 inches Oxford County Andover 5.0 inches Bethel 5.0 inches Bethel 4.8 inches Otisfield 4.0 inches Source: […]
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Plow guys shoulder fatigue and get the job done
AUBURN — With 92 inches of snow as of Wednesday, plow crews are putting in long hours — and racking up a lot of overtime. “It’s been crazy; very, very busy,” said Jim Richardson, one of 46 Auburn Public Services employees who plow. “There’s a lot of snow. We’re running out of room for it on […]
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Extreme cold, wind close ski resort slopes
RANGELEY — Some ski resorts in Maine have shut down or limited operations due to the extremely cold weather and gusty winds. WMTW-TV reports Saddleback in Rangeley shut down all of the mountain’s lifts Monday. The base temperatures at the mountain was listed at 7 degrees below zero. There were limited operations at Sunday River […]
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Subscriptions have not been canceled
Dozens of our readers have called us about this morning’s front page, which featured the word “Cancelled” prominently printed in red on top of our storm story. Not to worry. No Sun Journal subscriptions were canceled. The word referred to the canceled blizzard. Whew, right? The word was used as a graphic element to “cancel” […]
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Even the places the storm missed were affected
While portions of southern Maine got slammed by the storm, predictions dropped off sharply farther north and inland Saturday evening as light flurries dusted the region. When all was said and done, York reported 21 inches, followed by Kennebunkport at 18 inches and Ogunquit at 17 inches. Most parts of central Maine measured a paltry […]
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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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A little less, but still a lot: Weather service revamps snowfall predictions
LEWISTON — Just after 8 p.m., with a local bank sign flashing 12 degrees and a stiff wind kicking up snow, Maurizio Cigarini and Massimiliano Cerri wrestled IKEA furniture from a waiting U-Haul up three flights of stairs to Cigarini’s new apartment on Lisbon Street. He had just moved from Italy to Lewiston for work. […]
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Maine ‘celebrates’ Groundhog Day with another snowstorm, cancellations
Post by Auburn (Maine) Police Department. 2:08 P.M.: AUGUSTA (AP) — Most Maine state offices are closing early due to heavy snow that’s causing dangerous travel conditions. Republican Gov. Paul LePage said that state offices will close at 2 p.m. Monday, except for those in Aroostook County. LePage is urging all residents to drive slowly […]
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Turnpike crashes choke Monday morning traffic
UPDATED 1:47 P.M.: YORK — State Police have reported several crashes on the Maine Turnpike on Monday morning. At 11:15 a.m., Troopers reported a tractor trailer and a car colliding between York and Wells at Mile 13. Two of the three northbound lanes were blocked, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland. […]