MORNING SENTINEL • December 19, 2023
The Kennebec River rose higher than it has in 25 years. More than 350,000 people remain without power. Two have been killed by falling trees, including a Fairfield man whose family has not yet learned of their loss. Dispatchers in Winthrop are answering 911 calls on their cell phones because of downed wires. Many schools, offices and roads are closed. And police were asking some residents to evacuate their homes before floodwaters crept in. These are just some of the impacts being felt in central Maine on Tuesday, a day after a powerful wind and rain storm swept through New England.