It turns out that sometimes at the end of a rainbow you will find a lilac bush entwined with a rogue grapevine.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Fast-moving storm wreaks havoc on Penobscot County
Severe thunderstorms knock out power to more than 2,000 homes and businesses.
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Posted inHealth, Letters
Letter to the editor: Climate change helps Lyme disease persist
Ticks are now able to thrive in environments where they previously would have frozen to death.
Posted inNation & World, News
Four cyclones churn in Pacific, with one threating to make landfall
Weather observers are eyeing Hurricane Hector east of Hawaii.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Scarborough, Portland open cooling centers to help cope with dangerous temps and humidity Tuesday
Communities including Portland and Scarborough open cooling centers as surging ground-level ozone pollution is made worse by smoke from 100 wildfires raging across the western United States.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
For pizza money, college-bound Yarmouth teen will continue predicting the weather from away
Phenom forecaster Jack Sillin is asking for $35 a month – in total – in exchange for the daily blog posts that many Mainers rely on.
Posted inLocal & State, The Maine Forecast
Why Lewiston’s flooding happened in a flash
In this tropical air, when it rains, it pours – and it poured for about two hours in the wrong location at the wrong time Thursday afternoon.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
After weeks of unusually dry conditions, forecast offers a spell of relief
Parts of the state are enduring dry or drought conditions for the third straight year, but Thursday’s rain and more in the weeks ahead may prevent problems such as wells running dry.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Thunderstorms and downpours usher in cold front
Powerful storms cut off power to thousands and triggered warnings of flash floods and high winds.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Destructive ‘downburst’ made its impact obvious – downed trees, wrecked boats, lost power
Tuesday’s fierce storm left a narrow path strewn with debris, including an estimated $100,000 in damaged equipment at the Portland Community Rowing Association.