A dying disk: Warm weather deteriorates river’s wheel of ice

Tina Radel/City of Westbrook via AP

A giant spinning ice disk, center, rests Feb. 6 on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine. City officials say the famous giant spinning ice disk might soon meet its end because of unseasonably warm temperatures.

WESTBROOK, Maine — Maine’s giant spinning ice disk may soon meet its end because of unseasonably warm weather.