The powerful storm buried the region under wet, heavy snow by midday Thursday, knocking out electricity to tens of thousands.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
New Lebanese restaurant in Waterville harkens to immigrant roots, family recipes
Former Waterville mayor Tom Nale is opening MEZZA, a new Lebanese restaurant, located near the area where their Lebanese immigrant relatives settled in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Maine to allow more hoop houses and greenhouses for residents to grow food
A legal change removes building code provisions that made it hard to erect the structures in urban areas.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
City opens warming center at Augusta Civic Center due to storm
The Augusta Civic Center will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.
Posted inLocal & State
See power outage maps from Central Maine Power, Versant Power
Source: Central Maine Power Source: Versant Power
Posted inLocal & State
Nearly 300,000 without power statewide as nor’easter slams Maine with heavy snow, high winds
Inland towns and cities got the most snow, with 14.5 inches reported in Lewiston, 16.5 inches in Porter, 18.4 in Acton and 21.5 in Shapleigh.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine’s chief medical examiner retires after controversial tenure
Dr. Mark Flomenbaum, who was issued a formal reprimand by the governor over allegations of inappropriate conduct, quietly retired in December. A new medical examiner will be named soon.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine’s targets to reduce emissions may be harder to hit without electric vehicle standards
Maine officials looking to reach ambitious carbon-reduction targets are considering a range of sources after regulators rejected electric vehicle sales standards that would play a big role in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville City Council approves new uses for $1.16 million in recreation funds
Meanwhile, a former city councilor chided officials for spending on recreation upgrades instead of repairing city roads.