We are getting used to the same old story in northern New England this summer: rain, and lots of it.
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Soaking June rains destroy the road to Tumbledown, but who will pay to fix it?
Access to the Tumbledown Mountain trails has been hampered by flooding, and state and county officials have entered talks to see who foots the repair bill.
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Cold front bringing summertime humidity, storms to Maine before a nice stretch
We don’t need the rain, but a cold front will move into northern New England on Monday and spark showers with thunderstorms.
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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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All-time heat record broken in Maine, with more on the way soon
For 25 consecutive days, the low temperature in the Portland area has been 60 degrees or more. That’s the first time that has happened since record-keeping began in 1940.
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Mid-season report: The flowers have liked all the rain. The fruit and vegetables? Not so much
Strawberries were a bit of a disappointment, the raspberries came early, and the blueberries are looking good – fingers crossed!
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As smoke shrouds Maine skies, scientist foresees more on the horizon
‘What we are seeing are climate change impacts in the here and now,’ says Gail Carlson, a Colby College professor.
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Floods wash away children, scorching heat envelops the West as wildfire smoke overtakes northern U.S.
The mother of the 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, and 4 other people, died in the flooding.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires expected in Maine Monday and Tuesday
We’ve had a break from the Canadian wildfire smoke for a couple of weeks, but that’s about to change. The wildfires in western Canada are sending smoke into the Great Lakes to start the week. That ground-level smoke is set to move into New York and part of northern New England Monday afternoon. The national […]
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Flood watch in effect across Maine with more rain expected Sunday
Multiple rounds of torrential rainfall could produce flash flooding starting midmorning Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.