Coldest days of the season

Posted Jan. 03, 2013, at 3:36 p.m.

Large icicles hang from the Irving gas station in South Portland on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2013. A cold front has brought Maine its coldest temperatures of the season. Buy Photo

Linda Coan O'Kresik

David Smith, a crossing guard on Broadway at the Mary Snow School, keeps all of his skin covered Thursday morning when the temperature was only 1 degree. The recent cold front has brought subzero temperatures at night and daytime highs in the teens. Buy Photo

Robert F. Bukaty

The ferry Machigonne II motors through sea smoke rising off the waters of Portland Harbor, passing Spring Point Light on its way in from the islands, on Thursday, Jan. 3 2013. The morning temperature was in the low single digits. Buy Photo

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Office buildings reflect the first light of day across the partially frozen in Portland Harbor as viewed from South Portland, on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 Buy Photo

Robert F. Bukaty

A woman walks her dog on the Eastern Promenade, overlooking Casco Bay in Portland, as sea smoke rises from the water, on Thursday, Jan. 3 2013. The morning temperature was in the low single digits. Buy Photo

Robert F. Bukaty

A bicyclists casts a long shadow while riding through downtown Portland on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Buy Photo

Robert F. Bukaty

Frost covers a window of display for Thomas Moser furniture in Freeport on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Buy Photo

Robert F. Bukaty

The Portland Observatory stands watch over Munjoy Hill in Portland on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, as the coldest weather of the season grips Maine. Buy Photo