Many schools are closed in New Hampshire and Maine and multiple accidents have been reported in southern Vermont as much of northern New England picked up its first significant snowfall this winter.

Meteorologist James Brown from the National Weather Service says snowfall that started before daybreak Thursday should add up to 5 to 9 inches of snow in interior Maine and New Hampshire.

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WHITE OUT: Maureen Drouin and her daughter, Lily Drouin-Scease, 4, descend Central Street in Hallowell Thursday. The couple were exploring the snow storm near their home at lunch. Staff photo by Andy Molloy

INVENTORY: Bill Harvey moves the snow Thursday that piled up in front of his Gardiner business, Harvey's Hardware. Several inches of snow of fell across Maine. Staff photo by Andy Molloy

TEAMWORK: Dave Huntington, left, and Brad Hayden shovel snow off the parking lot at Jokas store in Waterville on Thursday. Staff photo by David Leaming

FINALLY: John Roberts pushes his one-year-old son Patrick in a stroller as snow accumulates in downtown Waterville on Thursday. Roberts said he was glad to see it finally snow this winter and added, "This is the first time Patrick has seen snow." Staff photo by David Leaming

Amber Jipson walks down Winter Street as the first major winter storm of the year makes its way to central Maine on Thursday. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans

Tyler Margintan, 6, carefully skates across Johnson Pond at Colby College in Waterville as snow begins to fall on Thursday. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans

Coastal Maine and the westward side of the storm in Vermont should see 3 to 6 inches of snow.
In New Hampshire, the House speaker canceled committee hearings.

The Maine Turnpike Authority says speed limits on the highway from Kittery to Gray have been reduced to 45 miles per hour.

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