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The storm is projected to be more than 400 miles (640 kilometers) wide with tropical-storm-force winds when it reaches land.

BAR HARBOR, Maine — New England harbors and fishing villages were being emptied of boats — and some were becoming ghost towns — as commercial fishermen

El Nino years tend to be cooler and stormy for the South, drier and warmer for Northwest, and very wet for the West.

El Nino years tend to be cooler and stormy for the South, drier and warmer for Northwest, and very wet for the West.

New England harbors and fishing villages are being emptied of boats as the region prepares for Hurricane Lee. The water-logged region is getting ready for tropical-storm-force wind gusts that will span an area more than 400 miles wide. That's concerning because the ground is saturated, and Maine is the nation's most heavily forested state, raising worries of widespread power outages. The storm remained a hurricane Friday afternoon with 80 mph winds. A tropical storm warning extended fr...

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BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Fishermen removed lobster traps from the water and residents hauled hundreds of boats ashore — leaving some harbors looking like ghost towns — while utility

Fishermen removed lobster traps from the water and residents hauled hundreds of boats ashore -- leaving some harbors looking like ghost towns -- while utility workers from as far away as Tennessee began taking up positions Friday ahead of Hurricane Lee's heavy winds, high seas and rain that's expected to span hundreds of miles (kilometers) of land and sea.

New England harbors and fishing villages are being emptied of boats as the region prepares for Hurricane Lee. The water-logged region is getting ready for tropical-storm-force wind gusts that will span an area more than 400 miles wide. That's concerning because the ground is saturated, and Maine is the nation's most heavily forested state, raising worries of widespread power outages. The storm remained a hurricane Friday afternoon with 80 mph winds. A tropical storm warning extended fr...

Council considers charging to free up car parks, locals say the move will hurt businesses.