CONWAY — A quick hitting nor’easter brought rain and high winds to the area late Wednesday night until around noon on Thursday, causing power outages and bringing down trees in New Hampshire and Maine.
While there were a few trees and lot of limbs down, and a ton of leaves and pine needles, no injuries were reported by local authorities.
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