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Unseasonably warm weather fueled Monday’s devastating storm

Christopher Burns
Dec 22, 2023 06:53 am


Today is Friday. Temperatures will bein the low 20s to low 30s from north to south, with sunny skies throughout the state. See what the weather for the rest of the day will be here.

Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.

Unseasonal warmth led to Monday’s record-breaking storm

This year may end up being the warmest on record for the planet.

This family of 5 moved to Maine from Arizona a week ago and lost power days later

With plenty of heat and activities, the Bangor Public Library’s Children’s Department has been a saving grace.

PLUS: This table shows where power outages persisted as of late Thursday night.

3 days after the storm, Maine rivers are returning to normal

Gauge readings in the Androscoggin, Piscataquis, Kennebec and Sandy rivers show that the worst of the floodwater is subsiding.

PLUS: With the waters receding, some Mainers are finally getting a chance to assess the damage left by Monday’s storm.

Body of 2nd missing woman found in Mexico

Authorities identified the two women killed when they were swept into the Swift River as Gertrude Richard, 61, and Ciara Cooper, 20.

These aerial photos show the true devastation of Monday’s flooding in Maine

In the days following the wind and rain storm, a number of communities remained underwater across the state.

How has the storm messed up your holiday plans?

Will holiday baking have to wait or not happen at all? Will you spend Christmas Eve in the dark? Tell us how the storm has affected your plans.

How to not lose your wild game meat during a power outage

The suggestions from the hunters on social media are endless. But there are safe ways to make sure meat makes it through a power outage.

Warm weather unlikely to stop Aroostook winter events, organizers say

“At the end of the day, you don’t need snow to go ice fishing,” derby chairman Paul Bernier said.

White Christmases are actually a fairly rare occurrence in Maine

According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac weather database, snow has only fallen on Christmas Eve or Day in Bangor four times in the past 20 years.

Maine’s new ‘land bank’ for vacant properties is still debating its mission

Members of the Maine Redevelopment Land Bank Authority hold differing views on what role to play with single-family homes.

In other Maine news …

Native American translations are being added to road signs from Maine to Minnesota

Maine delays key vote on phasing out gas-powered vehicles

Maine regulators kill developer’s plans for Aroostook wind line

Federal government pauses controversial plan for western Maine wildlife refuge

PFAS found on former Loring base could delay $4B biomass jet fuel plant

Maine supreme court upholds life sentences for double murderer

Wiscasset school board votes to fire principal after public hearings

Man found not guilty of 2019 Richmond killing

Nokomis boys basketball cruises past Bangor at home

Local high school teams to play charity hockey game in honor of Guy Perron

Russian defenseman can’t play hockey for UMaine, NCAA says

Tulane women’s basketball holds off furious UMaine rally to win tourney

FIU men’s basketball uses second-half surge to top UMaine


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