Thousands still without power in parts of wind-whipped Northeast

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Published: October 31, 2006 11:59 am PrintThis

By Candice Choi , Associated Press
Gloucester Daily Times

ALBANY, N.Y. - Howling winds slicing across the Northeast over the weekend tore into trees and power lines, leaving thousands of customers still without power yesterday. The storm contributed to at least two deaths and hampered the search for a man who fell off a cruise ship.

More than 100,000 utility customers throughout the region, including 44,000 in Maine and 38,000 in upstate New York, lost power when winds gusted up as high as 79 mph.Read this article in full with a
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