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Tuesday’s storm drops up to a half-foot of snow over much of southern Maine

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January 17, 2024

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Tuesday’s storm drops up to a half-foot of snow over much of southern Maine

Colleen Finnell walks with her dog Lenny in the snow in Portland on Tuesday. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographe

A snowstorm that dropped 3-6 inches of snow over most of southern Maine ended quietly Tuesday night, with prospects for another storm this week looking pretty remote.

But the snow did make for slippery driving conditions in many areas.

Jon Palmer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray, said there are no storms forecast for the foreseeable future. Tuesday’s all-snow event provided a welcome break from two severe rain storms that caused severe flooding across Maine and especially on the coast.

The storm blanketed most of southern and central Maine with light fluffy snow. Palmer said most communities got between 4 and 6 inches. The Portland International Jetport came in with one of the lowest totals at 2.7 inches. Lewiston got 5.2 inches, Woolwich 5 inches, Cumberland 4.3 inches, Brunswick 3.8 inches, Shapleigh 3.5 inches, and Augusta 3.8 inches.

But police said snow-covered roads made driving treacherous.

Maine State Police tweeted on Tuesday afternoon that the storm “is creating difficult driving conditions … No injuries. Please use caution if you have to travel.”

State police said they investigated several crashes on the Maine Turnpike including a tractor-trailer that jackknifed in Wells, a vehicle rollover in York, and a tractor-trailer crash in Saco

A speed limit of 45 mph was in place for most of Tuesday on the Maine Turnpike due to snow covered highways. State offices closed early Tuesday due to dangerous driving conditions.

Several communities enacted overnight parking bans including Portland, which announced its ban would take effect at 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Wednesday’s forecast is calling for sunny skies with highs in the upper 20s for Portland.

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How a data center derailed $240,000 for affordable housing in Wiscasset

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May 11, 2026

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How a data center derailed 0,000 for affordable housing in Wiscasset

On a crisp afternoon in early April 2026, Richard Davis walked to the end of a boat launch on the Back River, a tidal channel that cuts through Midcoast Maine’s rocky coastline. As the tide swept in, Davis, co-founder of a local group called Protect Wiscasset and an area resident, fixed his attention on the […]

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Mother’s Day brings boom in flower sales across Maine

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May 11, 2026

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Mother’s Day brings boom in flower sales across Maine

It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day without a stop at the florist.

According to Fox Business, about 154 million flowers are sold during the week of Mother’s Day. So it’s safe to say it was a busy day for stores like Estabrook’s Maine Garden Center and Nursery.

Plenty of families stopped by to pick out flowers on Sunday, looking to choose the perfect bouquet for their moms.

“I think Mother’s Day is tradition, you know, and so it’s great to see families here. We have a lot of new families that have come today for the first time with their young children and their mother. Watching the young kids and seeing how excited they are—their eyes light up at all the beautiful flowers,” Tom Estabrook, president of Estabrook’s, said.

Estabrook says Mother’s Day tends to be a great kickoff to the spring season.

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Maine Black Bears Swept By UMass Lowell In A Tight 5-4 Finish

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May 10, 2026

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Maine Black Bears Swept By UMass Lowell In A Tight 5-4 Finish

The Maine Baseball Team was swept by UMass Lowell in the weekend series, losing on Sunday 5-4.

UMaine scored 3 runs in the 5th inning and 1 in the 6th inning to lead 4-1, but the Riverhawks scored 2 runs in the 7th and then pushed across the tying and winning runs in the 9th inning for the win.

Thomas Stabley started for Maine and went 6.1 innings on the mound. He allowed 5 hits and 3 runs, striking out and walking 1. Owen Wheeler pitched 1.2 hitless innings striking out 2. Sebastian Holt pitched the 9th and took the loss, allowing 2 hits and 2 runs, the big hit a 2-run homer to Nicholas Solozano, his 2nd of the day.

Hunter St. Denis homered for Maine, a solo shot, his 9th of the season, in the 6th inning.

Albert De La Rosa was 2-4. JuJu Stevens , Shane Andrus, Quinn Murphy and Chris Bear each singled.

UMass Lowell is 19-27 while Maine is now 17-30.

The Black Bears will host Merrimack on Tuesday, May 12th in a non-conference game at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 92.9 The Ticket with the pregame starting at 1:30 p.m. Maine then closes out the regular season at home with a 3-game America East conference matchup with Albany Thursday- Saturday.

Check out photos from the game