Crews from Central Maine Power (CMP) continue to repair power lines damaged by Hurricane Sandy in an effort to restore power to the 3,855 Lincoln County households still suffering from power outages.
Every Lincoln County town has outages, according to the CMP. Boothbay Harbor is particularly hard hit, where over 1100 households are without power.
“We started the day just focused de-energizing downed equipment for public safety and getting the roads cleared,” said Tom DePeter, director of electric distribution for CMP. “Beyond that, our crews worked safely, they got the backbone of our distribution system back in operation, and they’ve just about cut the number of outages in half from this morning’s count. We made a strong start on the restoration, and we’re looking forward to making more progress with a full day in tomorrow.”
The Lincoln County News website will continue to follow the progress of this event, with constant coverage continuing on Tuesday. Any additional information will be posted here as soon as it becomes available.
A full report will appear in The Lincoln County News print and E-Editions this week.
