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 […]
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CMP increases electricity rates
PORTLAND — Customers of Central Maine Power can expect an increase in their electricity bills. The rate hike is the result of changes approved by state and federal regulators and it applies to the delivery portion of the bill. A typical homeowner will see the delivery charge increase by seven percent. Customers will start to […]
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CMP begins underground line work around Lewiston
LEWISTON — Efforts to tie downtown Lewiston-Auburn into Central Maine Power’s expanded electrical transmission system went underground this week as workers began burying lines north of the downtown. Work on downtown streets later this month will involve detours. The Lewiston Loop, a 115-kilovolt transmission line, will connect the Larrabee Road substation to a yet-to-be-built downtown […]
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CMP addresses plans for East Wilton substation
WILTON — Central Maine Power is assessing property on Main Street for a potential substation, town officials learned this week. Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday that CMP representatives say a substation in East Wilton is needed to upgrade the one off Temple Road. Irish and board Chairwoman Tiffany Maiuri met […]
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How does CMP get power lines across the river? Line gun
So, you call in a guy with a line gun. “For the bulk of the work we’ve done for the last couple of years, we’ve used a helicopter,” Chris Marshall, spokesman for Burns and McDonnell Engineers, said. “But for this, where they only need to do a fairly small crossing, a helicopter is just too […]
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Rare February thunderstorms, wind knock out power across Maine
There’s been more wacky winter weather with a rare February thunderstorm warning in Maine. Officials say strong gusts knocked out power for more than 16,000 homes and businesses. Flashes of lightning and powerful thunderclaps swept across the state Thursday morning. The thunderstorm warnings were the first issued in February by the National Weather Service in […]
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Livermore Falls woman to lead Maine AFL-CIO
FARMINGTON — Cynthia Phinney believes her history of working in a shoe shop played a significant role in why she became involved in labor unions. “I saw what happened to me and my co-workers when the drive for profit led the company to move jobs to places where they could pay workers a fraction of […]
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Bruce I. Hewison
1957 – 2015 LEWISTON — Bruce Ian Hewison, 58, of Allagash died Tuesday, Nov. 3, at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 25, 1957, in Lewiston, son of Melburne E. and Alberta M. (Boardway) Hewison. Bruce was a graduate of Edward Little High School in 1975. […]
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Maine supreme court to hear smart meter arguments again
PORTLAND — The Maine supreme court is hearing arguments over the safety of so-called smart meters installed by Central Maine Power. Opponents who contend smart meters cause symptoms including headache, fatigue and sleep loss are challenging a December conclusion by the Maine Public Utilities Commission that 600,000 smart meters installed in homes and businesses pose […]