Updated on June 7, 2021 at 10:15 pm
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Most of Maine was under a sweeping heat advisory on Monday that stretched from Portland up into northern reaches of the state.
The early June blast of heat forced some school systems to call for remote learning or early dismissal.
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“Overnight temperatures did not drop to a leave we could cool down the buildings,” said RSU 14 Superintendent Christopher Howell during an interview with NECN at his office in Windham, explaining that he called for early dismissals in the schools he oversees beginning at 11:30 a.m. because of the heat.