A weekend ice storm that wiped out power along the coast for more than a day has caused some restaurants and markets to lose food, and revenue.
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Coastal Maine towns, businesses question whether to rebuild or retreat after January storms
In Machias, officials still haven’t returned to the town office and aren’t sure if they ever should.
Support builds for $50 million fund to aid small businesses hurt by winter storms
A bill sponsored by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, received unanimous, bipartisan endorsement in committee on Friday.
Mills makes formal requests for federal disaster relief from January storms
The state estimates that the storms caused $70.3 million in damage to roads, piers and other public infrastructure.
January storms leave many working waterfronts in Maine adrift
Back-to-back natural disasters caused significant damage to Maine’s coastal infrastructure, leaving some wharf owners to wonder what it will take to rebuild and how they’ll pay for it.
Maine DEP moves to fast-track recovery permits after destructive winter storms
Lawmakers hope to ease some environmental regulations so people can build more durable infrastructure and recover more quickly after January’s storms.
In many Maine beach towns, cleanup kicks into high gear after damaging weekend storm
Saturday’s historic storm left a wake of destruction, debris and piles of sand in the seaside parts of Maine that are normally quiet this time of year.
Mills declares civil emergency for coastal counties dealing with flood damage
The latest rain and windstorm and higher than typical tides caused heavy damage along Maine’s coastline, and a similar storm is likely to hit Saturday.
Line workers in Augusta helping restore power have gear stolen from trucks
Even as the theft was reported, Mainers came together to feed hundreds of linemen who are away from their homes working on restoring electricity in the aftermath of this week’s storm.
Skowhegan mill revamp project suffers ‘millions and millions’ in flood damage
The damage to the project was among the worst reported in Skowhegan after the Kennebec River flooded on Tuesday, and will take months to clean up and repair.