In March, Promise Early Education Center opened its fourth location in Lewiston, enabling the nonprofit to care for 16 additional children in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the state.
With an Arctic blast bringing wind chills well below zero, cites are staffing temporary homeless shelters, Maine's largest power company prepped for power outages and ski areas were either closing or scaling back operations.
With intense cold and fierce winds on the way, cities and towns were preparing to provide warming options for those in need. Apparent temperatures were expected to drop down to -50 degrees Friday and Saturday.