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Norway selectmen meeting rescheduled

NORWAY — Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said the Board of Selectmen meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday has been rescheduled to Jan. 18 due to the nor’easter. Lajoie said the board would meet briefly at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, to sign warrants, but all other business would be postponed to Jan. 18, the next […]

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Insurance bureau can help with storm damages

AUGUSTA — In the aftermath of recent storms, Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa reminds Maine residents with weather-related property damage that the Bureau of Insurance is a resource for those with questions about homeowners, renters, auto or commercial property policies. Cioppa also reminded those impacted of the following best practices when experiencing storm damage: • […]

Posted inFranklin

Flags held high

Veteran Don Simoneau of Fayette sits Monday in the wind and rain in front of Richardson Cemetery on Main Street in Livermore Falls. It was the second-to-last Monday of the Flags Held High program, which runs from the first Monday in May through the Monday before Veterans Day. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)

Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web

Storms knock out power and drench Androscoggin, Oxford counties

Lightning seen during a thunderstorm on Tuesday evening in Poland. UPDATE: Maine braces for more storms, possible flash flooding Thunderstorms rolled through Lewiston and Auburn on Tuesday evening causing power outages across the region.  If you’re in the dark, or were for a while Tuesday, blame the weather. According to Central Maine Power, more than 3,700 […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web

Storm blasts through area

Heavy rains, strong winds, thunder and lightning swept through Maine on Saturday, washing out roads, downing trees and power lines, and damaging property. The National Weather Service office in Gray said that as of 8:15 p.m., there were multiple reports of flash flooding that made some roads impassable. Wind gusts of up to 60 mph […]

Posted inFranklin, Uncategorized

Blowers, shovels, scoops manned for nor'easter's removal

FARMINGTON — Snowblowers, plows, shovels and scoops were used Wednesday morning to move more than a foot of snow dumped by Tuesday’s nor’easter. According to the National Weather Service website for the Gray office, Farmington received 19 inches; Eustis, 18; and New Sharon, 15½. Thomas Cormier, 9, of New Sharon was using a snow scoop […]