The event normally brings thousands of spectators and valuable tourism dollars to northern Maine, one of the most rural parts of the Northeast.
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Spring preview brings big warmup, rain and wind to Maine
This week will feel nothing like the end of February in Maine.
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Bill would set aside $50 million for Maine small businesses hurt by severe storms
They would be able to apply for one-time payments for state aid from the impacts of ‘severe weather-related events’ such as the storms that hit Maine in December and January.
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Winter storm Tuesday likely to bring some snow to southern Maine
The good news is that this storm will be all snow. The bad news? It’ll miss a good chunk of the state.
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Maine will use $4.4 million in federal funds to strengthen electric grid vulnerable to extreme storms
The federal funds are intended to boost the grid’s resilience to help reduce the frequency and duration of outages, but also provide clean energy workforce opportunities and meet state climate objectives.
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Unseasonably warm weekend on tap for Maine
Temperatures will make a run for 50 degrees, well above what you’d typically expect this time of year.
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Snowstorm targeting southern Maine on Tuesday
Wintry conditions will return quickly, with up to six inches of snow in Portland and higher totals for York County.
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Temperatures in Maine will warm up big-time this week
It won’t feel like February – or even winter – for the most part.
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Proposed bill would help Maine businesses recover from recent storms
Legislation backed by both parties would create a $50 million relief program for small businesses.
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In aftermath of recent storms, communities face a rebuilding conundrum
They want repairs to piers and other infrastructure done quickly, but state officials and others want the repairs to take future storms into account, and that can be a longer process.