Maine towns and cities are hunkering down ahead of a blizzard that is expected to gradually pick up strength throughout the day, batter the coast with hurricane-strength winds and drop over a foot of snow across the state.
A blizzard arriving Thursday morning will batter the state with high winds and drop about a foot of snow across the state, according to the National Weather Service.
Mushing fans will have an early opportunity to enjoy the sport in the St. John Valley when the Eagle Lake Sled Dog Races return in January
Roughly 59,000 Mainers will receive a direct wage increase on New Year’s Day as Maine’s minimum wage grows to $10 per hour, a $1 hourly increase over last year.
As sub-zero temperatures continue across the state, the Maine Emergency Management Administration (MEMA) urges Mainers to use extreme caution to avoid hypothermia or even death.
Meteorologists from the National Weather Service in Caribou said Tuesday that a wind chill advisory will be in effect from late tonight until Wednesday morning for some parts of the state.
A recent cold snap had Maine’s lakes “making ice,” as the old-timers call it, and according to state fishing regulations, ice fishing is allowed on many ponds as soon as it’s safe.
Thanks to a big-hearted youngster from Arundel, the kids at Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center will have “stuffed animals on their feet” this Christmas.
A Fort Kent man on Friday captured video of a Black Hawk helicopter retrieving a Maine Warden Service plane that went through the ice on Eagle Lake earlier this week.
A messy wave of snow, sleet and rain this weekend is likely to hinder holiday travel and cause power outages in the southern part of the state, according to the National Weather Service in Caribou and Gray.
