Traffic moves slowly on the Maine Turnpike in York as snow starts to fall early Wednesday afternoon.
The Time and Temperature Building is barely visible during heavy snow on Wednesday, but the message is clear. City officials called for a parking ban overnight beginning at 10 p.m.
A man waits to cross Franklin Streetl at the corner of Congress Street in Portland on Wednesday.
People trudge up the snowy road at the Eastern Promenade after parking their cars there to comply with Wednesday night's parking ban.
David Stone, of Cumberland, brushes snow from his car in Portland on Wednesday as he leaves work early due to a heavy snowstorm.
Vehicles pass a snowplow on Interstate 295 in Portland on Wednesday.
Rance Mills and Allison Young of South Berwick have a stretch of Long Sands Beach in York to themselves as the snow falls Wednesday afternoon.
Everett Coulter of Portland pauses to check the traffic signals at the intersection of Fore and Pearl streets on Wednesday.
Robert Dubois shovels snow from the sidewalk outside the 7-Eleven on Congress Street during his shift on Wednesday afternoon.
Commercial fishermen Louie Staples, left, and Brandon Scott leave Custom House Wharf on Wednesday to do some sidewalk shoveling snow for some of the clubs on Wharf Street.
Commercial fishermen Brandon Scott, left, and Louie Staples shovel snow on Wharf Street on Wednesday.
Commercial fisherman Brandon Scott, who is originally from Texas, sports a ski mask while taking a coffee break from some snow shoveling on Wharf Street on Wednesday.
A woman walks down Elm Street in Portland while heavy snow falls on Wednesday. Many schools and government offices were closed for the day or closed early.
Two men walk in the middle of Congress Street during Wednesday's snowstorm.
Gabrielle McSherry smiles as she is pelted with snow during her walk home in Portland on Wednesday.
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