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Published: September 29, 2008
Maine spared rare hit by hurricane, Kyle in Canada
By Christopher Sherman

MACHIAS, Maine (AP) -- It threatened to be the first hurricane in 17 years to make landfall in Maine. Instead, Kyle delivered little more than a glancing blow equivalent to that of a classic nor'easter.

Heavy rain pounded the nation's northeastern tip Sunday night as residents accustomed to winter blizzards hunkered down while the weakening storm moved through the Gulf of Maine and into the Canadian Maritime...

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