Farmers are optimistic about this season after wet weather last spring hurt the crop and business.
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Posted inAnimals, Nation & World
Punxsutawney Phil’s babies are named Shadow and Sunny. Just don’t call them the heirs apparent
The groundhog family lives in a climate-controlled burrow at the local library.
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Posted inLocal & State
Weather looking good for solar eclipse viewing
There could be some cirrus clouds floating around in the area of totality but they are expected to be to the southeast, according to a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Spring storm could bring 6 inches of snow to parts of Maine
The storm is expected to arrive Wednesday afternoon and last into Friday.
Posted inNation & World, News
The spring equinox is here. What does that mean?
During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so that both hemispheres get an equal amount of sunlight.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Was that hail or graupel that fell in parts of Maine on St. Patrick’s Day?
Hail covered lawns around Midcoast Maine as thunderstorms moved through Sunday afternoon. Or was it graupel?
Posted inNation & World, New England
A Massachusetts town built a giant sand dune for storm protection. It lasted 3 days.
Salisbury trucked in 14,000 tons of sand at a cost of $600,000 to protect homes and infrastructure. It was all washed away in the first storm.
Posted inLocal & State
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.
Posted inLocal & State
Heavy rain brings more flooding, power outages to coastal Maine
Wind gusts and falling trees knocked out power for thousands Sunday. Portland received 2.5 inches of rain on top of the already saturated ground.
Posted inLocal & State, News, The Maine Forecast
Three storms to hit Maine over 6 days as March madness heats up
Expect mostly rain, but cold air filtering in from the north could change some of that rain into snow.