Severe thunderstorms and high winds took down trees and wires in southern Maine on Monday evening, and a lightning strike started a fire in Cumberland County. The National Weather Service in Gray received more than a dozen reports of trees and wires down across New Hampshire and Maine, and some people saw small hail. Central […]
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Wind knocks out power to thousands across Maine
Strong winds knocked out power to thousands of Mainers Thursday morning. Wind gusts over 40 mph were reported across Maine and New Hampshire, including gusts of 45 mph in Cape Elizabeth and 39 mph at the Portland International Jetport. A wind gust of 119 mph was recorded overnight on Mount Washington, according to the National […]
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Squirrels blamed for power outages in downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — Pesky squirrels sparked power outages in the city’s downtown over the weekend and Monday, power company officials said. “We had several problems with the same circuits out of the same substation over the past several days,” Central Maine Power Co. spokeswoman Gail Rice said. Downtown residents experienced loss of power Saturday, Sunday and […]
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About 4,500 CMP, Emera customers without power
Central Maine Power and Emera Maine are reporting several thousand customers without power Wednesday after high winds swept across Maine overnight. Just over 3,100 CMP customers scattered across the company’s coverage area were without power at 8:15 a.m. The highest concentration is in York County, where about 1,400 customers in Hollis, Limington and Waterboro are […]
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High winds create outages for more than 5,000 customers
LEWISTON — Central Maine Power reported over 5,000 outages Sunday, with over 2,000 in York County and more than 1,500 in Oxford County at it’s highest, most due to weather-related damage. Outages were down to 1,900 customers at 8 p.m. The National Weather Service forecasted wind speeds of 10 to 20 mph with possible gusts […]
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Outages remain days after storm
More than 2,300 crew members are working to restore power across the state after the rain and wind storm that knocked out electricity to more than 400,000 Central Maine Power customers Monday. That number was down to 100,000 Thursday night, with estimates to have nearly all power restored by the end of Saturday. Androscoggin County […]
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Maine still plagued with outages days after storm
Three days after wind and rain rattled the state, more than 100,000 households were still without power Wednesday, just in time for cold weather to hit. More than half of Central Maine Power customers’ service had been restored, but plenty of people remained in the dark looking for ways to stay warm and fed. According […]
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G. DeMoras: Surviving power outages
During the ice storm of 1998, we filled up plastic bags with snow and stuffed them in the freezer. When the snow melted, we put in fresh snow. We did not lose any food. Anything that thawed, we ate. We even made jam from some strawberries that had defrosted just so we would not lose […]
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Power outages could impact voting sites throughout state
AUGUSTA — A snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow on much of the state and knocked out power to thousands of people could also impact Tuesday’s election. The Secretary of State’s office is working in conjunction with Central Maine Power and Emera Maine to assess if any polling sites have been affected […]
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No injuries in Paris after fallen trees block off several hundred feet of road
PARIS — Crews worked through heavy rain and lightning to clear downed trees on Elm Hill Road and High Street on Monday night. A span of several hundred feet along High Street was rendered impassable after numerous fir trees were uprooted, knocking down power lines and blocking the road. “The way the weather was going, […]