Sara Burns: We expect to complete restoration to the vast majority of customers by Saturday night. — Central Maine Power (@cmpco) October 31, 2017 Work to restore electricity to more than 400,000 Maine homes and businesses continues a day after a powerful storm knocked out power to a record number of people across the state. […]
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Bethel developer hopes to jolt Central Maine Power
BETHEL — Rick Savage doesn’t like getting pushed around. The co-owner of Sunday River Brewing Co. and developer of scores of new houses got angry when he discovered the power company might have shortchanged him. Two years ago, he filed a complaint with the Public Utilities Commission questioning Central Maine Power’s refusal to reimburse him […]
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Maynetta L. French
LEWISTON — Maynetta L. (Mace) French, 98, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 31, at Central Maine Medical Center. She was born in Augusta on February 21, 1919, the daughter of the late Carl and Lona (Skillins) Mace. Maynetta grew up in East Winthrop, and graduated from Winthrop High School in 1937. She went to […]
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Width restriction on ATV trails stirs controversy
People off-roading on public and private trails have recently noticed new signs restricting vehicles that are wider than 60 inches. The signs have caused some uproar among local ATV clubs, although Brian Bronson, supervisor of the Off Road Recreational Vehicle Program for the state, said the restriction is not new. “Several landowners agreed to the 60-inch […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Wales man re-charged with theft of electricity
A Wales man seemed to be shocked when he saw a state trooper watch him climb a utility pole near his home Thursday morning. Luckily, the charges he got were from the police and not the power lines that, police say, he illegally connected to his home. State police received a tip that Nicholas Gagne, […]
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Wales man charged with using jumper cable clamps to steal power
WALES — Talk about a shocking arrest. A Wales man was charged last week with climbing a utility pole and attaching jumper cable leads in order to get free power. The utility company was impressed. State police were not. The electrifying drama began when police were called to escort Central Maine Power officials to the […]
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Winds knock out power to 1,200 CMP customers in Franklin County
Updated 11:30 a.m.: Central Maine Power reports it is restoring power to homes in Franklin County on Wednesday morning after a night of heavy winds. According to CMP, 1,190 customers reported power outages as of 10:40 a.m. The number was zero about half an hour later. The outages were reported in the towns of Alder Stream, […]
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CMP presents substation plan to Wilton residents
WILTON — Central Maine Power Co. plans to build a substation on Main Street to replace one on Temple Road that does not meet company standards, a representative told residents Tuesday. Darrel Speed, CMP project manager, said the Temple Road substation is at the end of its useful life. The old wooden structure is starting to […]
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Franklin County agrees to Madrid Historical Society request
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday to request an application from Central Maine Power Co. for decorative temporary attachments to utility poles on behalf of the Madrid Historical Society. Members of the society would like to put up 12 to 16 U.S. flags on poles along a short section of Route 4 and Reeds […]
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CMP customers lose power in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — The cause of a power outage affecting 13,600 customers around Franklin County is yet undetermined, said Gail Rice, Central Maine Power spokesman. A transmission problem at the Sturtevant substation on the Farmington Falls Road is suspected the cause of the outage that occurred shortly before noon, she said. The company was switching power […]