Nearly 1,000 workers from the Maine DOT spent Thursday assessing and repairing damage from Monday’s storm, but officials say it’s too soon to accurately estimate cleanup costs.
December 2023 storm
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Wilton thanks fire, rescue, public works
The Wilton Board of Selectpersons gave an update on the efforts of fire crews and public works as they worked tirelessly to respond to the recent flooding, washouts and power outages at their meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 19.
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Michigan workers carve chair from fallen tree at South China home so 7-year-old boy has Christmas gift for parents
The workers were sent by Central Maine Power to chainsaw a large hemlock tree that fell over the driveway of Carol Thibodeau of South China.
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Officials rush to document flooding along Kennebec River in central Maine as outages, fallout persists
U.S. Geological Survey crews are in a rush against time, and the elements, to document as precisely as possible how high floodwaters got in the recent flooding, to provide data for a number of future planning purposes.
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After bus yard floods, Skowhegan-area schools manage to reopen Thursday
Staff worked all day Wednesday to get the buses and vans running after they were damaged Tuesday by flooding, according to MSAD 54 superintendent Jon Moody.
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‘No warning’ official says, as more than 20,000 pounds of food at Winslow pantry soiled by flood
Food for hundreds of families across Kennebec and Somerset counties had to be thrown away after floodwaters breached the Winslow Community Cupboard. Employees say the water came without warning.
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Gov. Mills visits Skowhegan mill redevelopment project that suffered millions in flooding damage
Mills, along with state, county and local officials, toured the damage and offered her support, as the state begins to seek federal aid for the hardest hit areas following Monday’s powerful storm.
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Watch: See an aerial view of the Hallowell riverfront flooding
The Kennebec River breached its banks Wednesday in Hallowell.
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Families still without power rely on generators, neighbors and creativity
Total outages statewide as of Friday afternoon stood at just over 17,800.
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Mexico woman who ‘enjoyed the little things’ and granddaughter identified as latest storm victims
Rescue personnel found the body of 20-year-old Ciara Cooper on Thursday, a day after they recovered the body of her grandmother, 61-year-old Judy Richards. The 2 are believed to have drowned after Richards’ truck got swept up in flood waters while trying to cross a bridge Monday.