Agencies get creative with clearing streets, noting the environmental drawbacks of rock salt.
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Southern Maine gets half a foot of snow
Sunny, warmer weather with highs in the 40s expected this weekend.
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Snow piles up and coastal towns get flooded as blizzard blasts Maine
The storm drops a foot or more of snow along the coast and causes shoreline flooding, but the area avoids major damage and power outages. Next up: An invasion of more bitter cold.
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Maine’s historic Ice Storm of 1998 brought extraordinary destruction – and cooperation
The state wore a coat of ice as thick as 3 inches, and the disaster killed at least 4 people and cost the state $320 million.
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Maine municipalities eligible for federal disaster funds for October windstorm
Cities, towns and municipalities in 13 counties may submit requests to be reimbursed for cleanup costs from the devastating windstorm.
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Storm with blizzard conditions will hit Thursday, followed by brutal cold
Snow will spread throughout the state Thursday morning and blizzard conditions are expected.
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Forecast for Maine: More cold, then snow
The National Weather Service expects frigid temperatures to last through Tuesday, followed by a possible snowstorm Thursday.
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Extreme cold smashes records, freezes car batteries, postpones ‘polar dips’
The weather also prompts Gov. LePage to declare a state of emergency so heating oil truck drivers can put in longer hours filling homeowners’ tanks.
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Despite deep freeze, work continues across central Maine
Many outside workers dressed in layers to combat the cold temperature that is blanketing the region.
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Subzero temperatures set to descend on central Maine
The National Weather Service said to expect temperatures between 10- and 20-below zero in the coming days, with high temperatures 30 degrees below normal.