PORTLAND (AP) — Some residents in Maine are without power after heavy rain and wind moved across the state overnight.
Central Maine Power reported nearly 13,000 customers were without power as of 7 a.m. Thursday with most of the outages in Waldo, Lincoln and Cumberland counties. Emera Maine reported more than 8,500 without power, mainly in Hancock County, although customers as far inland as Bangor and Burlington are affected.
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