SUN JOURNAL • June 18, 2020
Crews from several area towns were battling a forest fire Thursday night after flames spread through the woods along Rice Road in North Waterford. Fire and weather officials have been warning of fire danger in recent weeks as dry conditions persist across the area. According to the National Weather Service in Gray, the last significant rainfall the region has seen was on May 15 when roughly half an inch fell. “This year has been the driest on record for this period at all locations,” the NWS reported. “Typically late spring tends to be the wettest time of year in terms of number of rainy days, but 2020 has bucked that trend.”