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Icy conditions lead to school closings, delays

Icy conditions lead to school closings, delays

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Slick driving conditions Tuesday morning have forced a number of local school districts to call off classes today.

Schools in Lewiston, Auburn and Augusta are closed.

Schools such as Winthrop and Wiscasset are starting after a two-hour delay.

(Click here for a complete list of closings and cancellations.)

The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a winter weather advisory until 7 p.m.

“Low pressure will track across southern New England and near the Maine coast this morning,” the agency said early Tuesday morning. “This low has spread snow and mixed precipitation across the area much of New Hampshire and western Maine. This mixed precipitation will make for slippery travel in many areas today.”

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