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Justin Voight of On Target Utility works to restore power to a home along Main Street in Cumberland on Friday after a powerful winter storm brought 2 feet of snow and powerful winds to parts of the state.
The Mahaney Dome at the University of Maine in Orono collapsed under the weight of snow Friday. At top, the dome prior to the collapse, with the aftermath shown on Friday in the bottom photo. The dome is an air-supported structure that provides indoor practice space for athletes. It measures 200 feet by 200 feet and was 55 feet high at its center, according to the university.
The First Parish Congregational Church in Pownal is framed by snow-laden trees Friday.
Don Libby of Lucas Tree Experts removes a giant pine tree limb off wires along Wood Road in Gorham on Friday afternoon. Nearby residents were without power as a result of the heavy wet snow that fell overnight.
GORHAM, ME - DECEMBER 30: Brian Murray of Lucas Tree Experts hauls away giant tree branches cut by Don Libby as they clean up limbs and debris that downed wires along Wood Road in Gorham on Friday afternoon. Nearby residents were without power as a result of the heavy wet snow that fell overnight.
A front-end loader plows snow from an empty parking lot around 8:30 a.m. Friday near the Maine State House in Augusta, where state offices delayed opening until 9 a.m.
Aaron Sinclair clears snow from his driveway along Route 4 in North Berwick. He was looking forward to finishing his chore so he could head out on his snowshoes.
The snow made for lovely scenes in Harpswell Friday morning but knocked out power to more than 1,700 Central Maine Power customers. This view of surrounding oak trees and a farm in the distance is seen from the deck of a home on Harpswell Neck Road.
John Shields, visiting from Boston, digs out on State Street in Portland.
Brothers Arlo, left, and Otis McCanna share a sled Friday morning after a nor'easter on Peaks Island.
Residents along Paul Street in South Berwick work to clear away the 5 to 6 inches of heavy, wet snow that fell overnight.
Deering Oaks Park in Portland is waiting for summer.
Riley Dussault, working for Dirigo Management Company, started working at 5 a.m., shoveling and salting at One City Center in Portland.
A peaceful winter scene in North Yarmouth.
Town of Buxton fire department Lt. Bob Gorham directs traffic at the intersection of Route 202 and Route 22 in Buxton because of power outages.
Larry and Paul Parlin look at tree that fell on Paul's house in Sidney.
A little snow in the face? No problem.
Living on a boat in South Portland should make the shoveling easier.
A dog in Limerick enjoys the deep snow.
Power lines and trees were down on Valley Road in Cumberland.
Kate Stitham found out her morning yoga class at Niraj Yoga in Portland has been cancelled because the teacher was snowed in. Patrick Landers' wife owns the yoga studio, and he was shoveling out in front of the building so he could let customers know, and apologize in person. "We try so hard not to cancel" he said.
With over 25 inches in Limerick , it took more than a snowblower to clear driveways.
QT's ice cream stand, closed for the season, sits under a thin crust of snow on Wiscasset's recreational pier on the Sheepscot River. Snow turned to rain along the coast Thursday afternoon, and the rain turned back to snow overnight.
The sidewalks near Portland's Back Cove need a little work Thursday morning.
The storm’s sticky, wind-driven snow coats a fence Friday morning at a home off Granite Road in Yarmouth.
Cars are buried in an estimated 18 inches of heavy, wet snow at a home on Depot Street in Buxton Friday morning. Mainers across the state woke up to scenes like this after a powerful nor'easter dumped more than 2 feet of snow in some areas.
Rebecca Kibler cleans snow off her car at her home on the corner of Highland and Paul Streets after 5-6 inches of heavy wet snow fell overnight. Rebecca said that her plans for the gym may change as she has already gotten her workout in.
Edward Smith of Hollis uses a tractor to plow the driveway of Top Notch Automotive where 2 feet of snow fell.
Queens Road in Gorham where you can see the tracks of cars that have turned around.
A quintessential Maine scene in Manchester.
Snow-covered pine boughs frame this wintry backyard scene in Scarborough.
Birds will have to wait for warmer temperatures – or a kind homeowner – before they'll have access to this feeder on Allen Avenue in Portland.
Snow removal gets underway at the Casco Bay YMCA early Friday morning as Mainers began the hard work of shoveling, snowblowing, clearing downed tree limbs from sidewalks and roads and restoring power to the thousands who lost it during the storm.
A tree limb partially blocks West Elm Street in Yarmouth just before sunrise.
A pedestrian crosses Westminster Avenue in Portland with snowshoes attached - just in case.