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Aroostook County hit with massive power outage

by Alexander MacDougall
5 years ago
A Versant Power truck. Credit: Courtesy of Versant Power
A disruption in the electrical transmission system from New Brunswick to Presque Isle caused a massive power outage Thursday to northern Maine towns from Patten to Caribou.Read more.
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