This storm is a pretty quick mover, with most areas only seeing snow for roughly 12 hours.
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Maine schools face ‘unfathomable challenges’ as omicron spreads
The Maine Department of Education reported Thursday that 4,946 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in school populations in the last 30 days.
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Posted inLocal & State, The Maine Forecast
Snow is headed for Maine on Friday
Energy for a developing storm expected here Friday is entering the Pacific Northwest right now and is getting better sampled. This is providing improved data for models to work with, and any new trends become very important. The latest trend has been a shift east, a bit farther offshore. Here’s the model run from Monday: […]
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Maine hospitals report spike in staff absences caused by COVID-19
MaineHealth and Northern Light Health are urging Mainers to get vaccinated to ease the burden on health care workers caused by the surge likely being fueled by the omicron variant.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Times Record
Walk, run, hike or snowshoe: West Bath woman’s outdoor quest for a food bank fundraiser
Losee is hoping to raise $48,000 for the Good Shepherd Food Bank and encourage people of all ages to exercise regularly.
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Bull Moose employees are retail chain’s new owners
Founder and owner Brett Wickard says that when he decided to sell the company, he didn’t want the buyer to be someone who might not understand what Bull Moose is all about.
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Defense contractors, including BIW parent, bankrolled campaigns of election objectors
Several companies froze their donations after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, but the contributions then resumed.
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Gardens Aglow display sees steady crowd, hopes to return to walking format next winter
This year, just over 22,000 vehicles carrying an estimated 88,000 people visited the Gardens Aglow display — a roughly 1% increase in ticket sales from 2020.
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Omicron spreading in Maine as hospitalizations climb
The coronavirus variant made up 8.75% of the positive tests in the week leading to Christmas, according to genomic sequencing by The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Cold start to the week, but warm air returns by Wednesday
As has been the trend this winter, the cold air only sticks around for a couple days. After some midweek rain, a bigger and colder storm could come through on Friday.