PORTLAND, Maine — A winter storm blew through northern New England on Monday, dumping 2 feet of snow in spots, forcing hundreds of schools to cancel classes and leaving tens of thousands without power.
More than 140,000 utility customers in Maine remained without electricity Monday afternoon. The Maine Emergency Management Agency said about 10 warming shelters have been set up around the state.
In Vermont, driving snow covered roads and forced the closure of northbound Interstate 89, while several thousand customers in eastern New Hampshire also lost power.
The Sugarbush ski area in Warren, Vt., has received 56 inches of snow since Thursday. High winds forced it to close its lifts Monday, but the forecast for the rest of the week is ideal, said spokesman JJ Toland.
