Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Maine power outages down to about 29,000

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- More than 29,000 Maine homes and businesses remain without power several days after a storm dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas of the state.

Central Maine Power Co. was reporting about 14,000 outages Wednesday morning, nearly 7,000 of which were in Knox County.

Emera Maine was reporting more than 15,000 outages Wednesday, most in Hancock and Penobscot counties. Emera says some Hancock County customers may not get their electricity back until late Friday.

The power losses forced some Maine communities to change polling places for Tuesday's election .... http://www.wcsh6.com