MACHIAS — Emera Maine was busy Monday trying to restore power to a few thousand customers Down East, but the progress was slow because damage from tropical storm Arthur over the holiday weekend was more extensive than first thought. As the day drew to a close, Monday’s efforts restored power to about 650 customers, leaving […]
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Weather knocks out power to about 1,300 Emera customers
BANGOR — A Maine utility is working to restore power to more than 1,300 customers in several counties in the state. A total of 1,353 Emera Maine customers are without power due to weather conditions. Most of the customers are in northern Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, while some are in southern Penobscot, Hancock and Washington […]
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Utility crew receives death threat by frustrated customer
SURRY — Bangor Hydro Electric Co. workers trying to restore power to residents here were pulled from the site Thursday after a threat was made by a customer to the service center. The dissatisfied customer in the area threatened to kill someone if his power was not restored, Bangor Hydro spokesperson Susan Faloon said. The […]
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Snow, cold may hamper power efforts in Maine
LITCHFIELD — Snow was falling Thursday morning in places still hustling to get power back on after a weekend ice storm that turned out the lights from Michigan to Maine and into Canada. Southeast and parts of interior Maine that have been without electricity since Sunday were anticipating from 3 to 7 inches of snow […]
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Livermore Town Office gets new alarm system
LIVERMORE — A new building alarm system has been installed at the Town Office. A power surge on Nov. 25 damaged the system, requiring the replacement, Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said Wednesday. A Seacoast Security representative estimated the cost would not exceed $600 and included an upgraded keypad and smoke detectors, he said. The power […]
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Hearing to be held for Maine wind power proposal
MOSCOW (AP) — The Department of Environmental Protection is holding a public hearing on a proposal to build a 62-turbine wind farm in north-central Maine. Blue Sky West, a subsidiary of First Wind Inc., is proposing to build a $398 million project in the Moscow area in Somerset County, about 25 miles north of Skowhegan. […]