At mid-morning, Washburn Elementary School’s heating system had not been working, but the temperature inside the school was 60 degrees, according to the Facebook post.
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Messy mix of rain, snow to give way to blast of cold
The two-day storm clears out after dropping more than 8 inches of snow in inland areas, causing numerous accidents and leaving up to 8,000 without power Wednesday afternoon.
Snow and freezing rain cause crashes in southern Maine
A morning crash slowed travel on the Maine Turnpike in York County and another around noon injured 3 people in Scarborough.
Slippery morning commute leads to crashes, including several on Maine Turnpike
The fast-moving storm dropped a few inches of snow just in time for the morning commute.
Snow causes slippery Friday morning commute, then gives way to rain
The weekend is expected to be calm, with colder weather returning Sunday and a mix of snow and rain arriving New Year’s Eve.
Rain will clear out, leave cold behind
Fog and a chance of showers should depart with the arrival of a front Saturday afternoon.
Wet, heavy snow clears out after causing slide-offs, spin-outs during morning commute
The ocean storm dropped 5.3 inches on South Portland, and less on other parts of southern Maine, before it cleared out in time for the afternoon commute.
NOAA report warns Arctic is in ‘most unprecedented transition in human history’
Tuesday’s data sound the alarm on the second-warmest Arctic on record.
Thanksgiving serves up record-low temperature in Portland, but hardy runners aren’t fazed
As many as 1,500 sign up for the annual 4-Miler downtown despite a low of 6 degrees.
November snowstorm makes its way through Maine
There were still reports of light snowfall Friday night in Augusta, Waterville, Bangor and Caribou.