Per-capita death rates were highest in downeast Maine, according to newly-released data from the Maine attorney general.
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Interactive map: Watch as heavy winter snowfall melts away Maine’s drought
This winter’s heavier-than-normal snowfall has relieved last year’s persistent drought across most of Maine.
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Map: Snowfall across Maine is above normal, with more on the way
Weather observation stations throughout the state have recorded more snow than usual, but even with another storm in the forecast, the winter of 2016-2017 is unlikely to set any records.
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SnowTrac: Final numbers have Lisbon with 22 inches from the March 14 nor’easter
In Kennebec County, Randolph and Winthrop ended up with 19 inches.
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ColdTrac: Yes, it’s cold, but is it record-breaking?
It is feeling frigid but at least one town in Maine is forecast to be 28 degrees warmer than the record low temperature.
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Charts: Maine’s renewable energy production surges with opening of 2 new wind farms
Wind farms accounted for nearly a quarter of the state’s total electricity production in December, thanks in part to the opening of the state’s largest wind farm to date in Bingham.
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A neighborhood destroyed: From Franklin Street to Franklin Arterial
In the late 1960s, crews took down the houses and businesses that lined Franklin Street. About 130 buildings were demolished on Franklin and some of its intersecting streets. The purpose was to give motorists easier access to Portland’s downtown. Proponents of the scheme believed that it would help the city compete with the suburbs. Critics objected […]
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Map: See how Maine’s 2017 snowfall compares with past winters
After a string of storms, towns across Maine are recording above-average snowfall for the winter season thus far.
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Interactive map: Where Maine’s refugees come from
Since 2002, hundreds of new Mainers have arrived from nations targeted by President Trump’s embattled immigration ban.