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NRCM member Patricia Williams of Pelham, Massachusetts, was visiting friends in Woodstock in western Maine this winter when she captured this beautiful sunset over the mountains. She writes, “Those are the White Mountains in the distance, with Mount Washington on the left-hand side.”

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The construction of new data centers has attracted a lot of attention around the country, and here in Maine. Large data centers, whether they’re built to support artificial intelligence (AI) development, cryptocurrency mining, or other purposes, can have sizeable impacts on surrounding communities, including the use of enormous amounts of electricity.


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Dovekies and other seabirds that winter at sea often take the full brunt of storms like the bomb cyclone that struck Maine earlier this week. (Image by courtesy of Richard Crossley)

There was the hype. There was the footage of swirling, blowing snow, of waves piling up and spilling across oceanside streets. Brave weather people, geared up ...


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This has felt like a real Maine winter, hasn’t it? Lots of white, fluffy snow and not as much ice as in recent winters. This has made for some good skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.

NRCM member Gerard Austin of Solon shares his two photos of a recent trip on Coburn Mountain in Somerset County. Those trees are heavy with snow — but look at that vie...


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NRCM member John DeWitt of Isle au Haut shares some wintry photos he took recently on some daily walks near his home on the island. He writes, “I don’t get too many [winter storm] photos out here because the wind usually doesn’t allow much snow to stay on the trees, especially these cold dry snow storms.”

We were glad the snow stuck around this time so...


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