The police chief was successful in getting a risk prevention grant to buy approximately 130 traffic cones.
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Wilton home jeopardized by latest rainstorm
Raymond Wiers who lives at 1405 Main Street in the East Wilton section of Wilton is facing uncertainty after heavy rains Monday night into Tuesday eroded the bank behind his home.
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Frequently flooded Skowhegan walkway set to be rebuilt after board approves plan
The town Planning Board this week approved a flood hazard development application submitted by New Balance.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Unusually heavy rainfall has flooded Maine basements, some for the first time
Water tables have risen and drainage systems are overwhelmed by this wet summer, resulting in costly cleanup headaches for homeowners.
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Mills seeks $9 million in federal aid for June rainstorm damage
Gov. Janet Mills asked President Biden to declare separate June rainstorms in Oxford and Franklin counties major disasters so the state can receive federal funding to repair roads, bridges and culverts.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Flood watch issued in Somerset County as storms cross Maine
A dynamic weather system could deliver several inches of rain, creating flash flooding conditions in Somerset County through Tuesday afternoon, meteorologists said.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Next storm sings the same tune as flood threat moves into Maine
We are getting used to the same old story in northern New England this summer: rain, and lots of it.
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Fixing Jay roads, sewer lines estimated to cost nearly $7.9 million, town says
The cost to fix the state Bureau of Parks and Lands’ Whistle Stop Trail in Jay is now estimated at $860,000.
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Lewiston-Auburn hit hard; more storms coming statewide Thursday
It was a stormy late afternoon and evening in the Lewiston-Auburn area. Isolated thunderstorms popped up Tuesday due to daytime heating and didn’t move for hours. Reports of nearly 5 inches of rain came in once the storm was gone around 8 p.m. Most of that fell in a very short time. Feet of rain […]
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Northeast floods devastate farmers as months of labor, crops swept away
Storms dumped up to 2 months’ worth of rain in a couple of days in parts of the region.