Power company officials remind well-meaning Mainers not to give linemen gifts and leave enough room for them to work safely.
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Maine will seek disaster aid as roughly 70,000 remained without power 4 days after storm
The number of outages is down from a peak of 484,000 statewide after winds and rain ravaged the region Monday morning.
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Maine officials weigh whether to seek disaster declaration in storm’s wake
The state has begun assessing damage to government-owned property that could qualify for federal aid, but has not yet started to tally private losses from the storm.
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CMP acknowledges website problems that have frustrated powerless customers
The utility says it’s trying to fix the issue, and notes that listed outages and locations may be wrong.
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October was the warmest ever in Portland. Does this mean a warm winter?
If November ends up much milder than average meteorological fall 2017 could be the warmest ever recorded.
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Roads remain closed, traffic snarls continue on day after storm
With traffic lights darkened because of widespread power outages, commuters have to creep through busy intersections.
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CMP’s game plan: Restore power to as many as possible, as fast as possible
Preparations to respond to Maine’s largest outage take place at regional service centers and include a huge expansion of crews put to work.
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What caused all that wild weather? Air rushing in, air pouring out.
A powerful jet stream brought a low-pressure system and strong winds to Maine overnight and early Monday.
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Intense storm arrives tonight with heavy rain and strong wind
Expect the rain to taper off by Monday morning, but strong winds to continue into the afternoon.
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Sunday storm could bring 50 mph winds, heavy rain
The National Weather Service predicts up to 3 inches of rain along the Maine coast Sunday night.