About 25% of Lebanon households still without power

LEBANON - A quarter of Lebanon households are still without power, many of thosee feeling misled after CMP's restoration page said their lights would be back at midnight.

Now those restorations that should have the town at full power are not expected until 11 p.m. tonight.

Meanwhile, power has been fully restored to Rochester and Milton in the wake of the wind and rain storm that went through the area early Monday morning.

CMP said in a mid-morning press release today that as of 10 a.m. an estimated 65,000 homes and businesses remained without service in Maine compared to the 404,000 at midday Monday.

"We are getting support from utilities and contractors in 14 states and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec," said CMP President and CEO Sara Burns. "We and our customers welcome the crews who have come to help us. We are focused on restoring service for customers and keeping everyone safe in the process, and appreciate customers' patience and support as we continue to recover from this unprecedented event."

The company expects to have service restored to the majority customers by late Saturday.

Meanwhile, Maine officials are seeking a federal disaster declaration which could release money to help homes and businessess affected by Monday's storm.