The food bank, which moved into the new location on Mount Vernon Avenue last month, planned to reopen for distribution on Tuesday following building repairs.

“You don’t have to be on Mount Everest,” an Augusta Fire and Rescue battalion chief said, adding, “You could be in your garage.”

Traffic will be detoured onto local roads, then back onto Interstate 95, for two nights this weekend unless weather forces a delay, officials say.

The city clerk will swear officials in at their convenience now that the ceremony has been canceled because of the storm.

Twenty-nine rental units are expected to be built on a portion of a former mill site.

Firefighters and heating and plumbing companies are seeing an uptick in calls for assistance a week into a deep freeze that has plunged the temperature below zero.

The annual show held at the Augusta Armory is organized by Jim Montell, who has two more events set for this year.

A widespread power outage, legalized marijuana, bedbugs and a video rant posted on Facebook topped the news for year.

The city this fall had dilapidated buildings on abutting lots at 11 State St. and 15 Morton Place torn down and now is looking to sell the lots.