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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Days of wild weather that produced torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and a tornado in New England could be a prelude to something mo

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

A tropical storm warning was in place from Maine to Massachusetts, but forecasters removed a hurricane watch for eastern Maine, as the storm with 20-foot ocean swells approached.

Ahead of Lee's arrival, a state of emergency was declared for Maine and President Joe Biden granted a disaster declaration requested by Maine Gov. Janet Mills to ensure access to federal resources.

Ahead of Lee's arrival, a state of emergency was declared for Maine and President Joe Biden granted a disaster declaration requested by Maine Gov. Janet Mills to ensure access to federal resources.

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...