The Dec. 23 storm knocked out power for more than 270,000 households in Maine.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Vermont further extends warning after three ice fishing deaths
Vermont authorities have extended their warning for people to stay off the ice on Lake Champlain and to be cautious on other lakes following three recent deaths.
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Posted inLocal & State
Thursday’s warmth set records for Portland, Augusta
But it won’t last, as more seasonable temperatures return and a cold snap arrives late next week.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Pipes burst in Wales, Litchfield schools
Oak Hill High School suffered significant water damage, as did a prekindergarten classroom at Libby Tozier Primary School.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Severe cold causes water main breaks, frozen pipes
The Kennebec Water District received four reports of water main breaks in Waterville and Winslow on Saturday and all have been repaired, according to superintendent Roger Crouse, who said it is “extremely rare” to have four breaks in one day.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
No one to be refused overnight shelter in Augusta during arctic blast, director of warming center says
Life-threatening cold temperatures expected Friday and Saturday will put unhoused people at risk. Members of the South Parish Congregational Church are scrambling to ensure an overflow space is available for the overnight warming center if needed.
Posted inNation & World
Punxsutawney Phil has bad news; expect 6 more weeks of winter
A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration
Posted inNation & World
New Zealand’s largest city braces for more rain and flooding
Heavy rain is expected from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning, four days after Auckland endured its wettest day on record in a storm that killed four people.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Inside the National Weather Service in Gray: webcams, balloons and artful patience
The office of 15 meteorologists gathers data and makes forecasts that inform countless decisions by Mainers, businesses and even other weather forecasters.
Posted inLocal & State
Dangerous cold temperatures coming to Maine this week
While much of the state has enjoyed a warm winter so far with no below-zero cold snaps, that’s about to change, according to the National Weather Service.