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.
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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.
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National weather forecasting weakened during shutdown
Staffers are expected to keep working for deferred pay, leading to high stress, and the nation’s premier weather model is operating poorly but there’s no one to fix it.
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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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Keep students working on Maine’s many snow days
State officials inexplicably shut the door on two districts’ planned remote school day pilot project.
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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.
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Rain will clear out, leave cold behind
Fog and a chance of showers should depart with the arrival of a front Saturday afternoon.
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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.
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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.
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Maine Voices: Future looks brighter for how we assist the homeless, but first they must survive winter
Come spring, let’s hope we’ve made real progress toward restoring the social safety net that’s currently in tatters.