A woman in Penobscot County was killed when a tree limb broke and went through her car windshield.
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Driver killed by falling limb in storms that swept through Maine
Nearly 60,000 Central Maine Power and Versant Power customers were without electricity Thursday evening, but that number dropped to about 25,000 by 7:30 a.m. Friday morning.
Driver dies after crashing into Windham apartment, causing gas leak
The car struck the apartment building’s natural gas meter.
Central Maine towns hit by power outages
A Central Maine Power outage was affecting 11,788 households Saturday.
Crash, grass fire lead to road closures as Scarborough also hit by power outages
Both Route 1 and Haigis Parkway have since reopened. Meanwhile, CMP has restored power to all of the 5,000-plus customers who lost electricity Monday.
Fire at Hub Furniture causes thousands in Portland to temporarily lose power
Explosions and sparks from a junction box on the outside of the historic business prompted the Portland Fire Department to shut down power to Portland’s East End on Sunday.
CMP restores power to over 1,000 in Waldo County
The vast majority of Central Maine Power customers in Liberty were without electricity Tuesday night after the town’s fire department said wires were knocked down on Route 220.
Power restored for over 2,000 customers in Kennebec County
A power outage in Augusta, Sidney and Rome lasted through Saturday morning.
Thousands of Mainers still in the dark after windstorm
Over 20,000 people are still without power after violent gusts of up to 60 mph and an inch of rain hit the state on Friday.
Power knocked out for thousands as high winds batter Maine
Over 36,000 CMP customers have been affected by the outage, peaking at about 21,000 customers without power at one time on Friday afternoon.