WALLOPED!

An angry Nor'easter slammed coastal Maine on Patriot's Day, hammering York and Ogunquit with storm-driven waves estimated at over 25 feet. Above, a monstrous roller rises up on Short Sands Beach in York at the height of the storm surge on Monday morning. Read story. See Photo Gallery.
Photo by Steve Rasche

Walloped!

Local business owners and residents alike started to hold their breath on Monday, as rains fell and astronomical high tides deluged the area with water reminiscent of last year's devastating Mother's Day storm.

Local activists step up the fight against global warming

On Saturday, local environmentalists, activists and politicians encouraged attendees at a "global warming block party" in Portsmouth's Market Square to be a part of the solution to halt climate change.

Officials: latest draft of state education plan on fast forward

Local officials do not know what the state's new school consolidation plan will ultimately be, but they agree there is no doubt that educational systems in Maine will be changing.

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