Author Daniel Tortora, a Colby College professor, says the fort’s history is the town’s history, in a book to be released Tuesday.

The 2014 graduation ceremony will be held May 25 and will see the retirement of Colby president William D. Adams.

Thursday’s storm on top of a deep snow pack, and no warming in sight, have area girding for what will happen when spring weather finally comes.

Businesses also expect to feel the sting of losing 300 jobs from United Technologies, the town’s second largest employer.

The company says it will offer about 100 jobs to those willing to relocate to North Carolina after town’s second biggest employer closes March 1, 2015.

The enhanced field will allow softball, Babe Ruth-level baseball and several other sports to be played in the park.

Norm Elvin is selling the business for $600,000 to Lisa Wardwell, who runs Augusta’s Lisa’s Restaurant.

Victim was taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Maine Medical Center as police search for a group of people, including Deganawidah Goeman, more recently of Oakland.

Somerset County is hardest hit with waist-high snow drifts and more than 1,000 power outages.