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Maine powering back up

PORTLAND, Maine — Crews have restored power to some 43,000 people in Maine who had been without electricity since the weekend ice storm.

By noon yesterday, about 62,000 remained without power. That's down from more than 105,000 on Tuesday.

Utilities worked through Christmas day as a chill settled over the state. Some places were below zero on Christmas morning with highs only expected in the teens in many areas. Complicating efforts are expected wind gusts around 20 mph in some places, which could bring down more tree limbs.

The storm has claimed one life in Maine. State police say a 50-year-old Knox man died Tuesday when he tried to refill a generator with gas. They believe he was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes.

Emergency and warming shelters are open around the state.

Longmeadow wants $1M for casino

LONGMEADOW — The town of Longmeadow is seeking $1 million in upfront compensation from MGM Resorts International, citing traffic issues that would result if an $800 million resort casino is built in nearby Springfield.

Longmeadow Town Manager Stephen Crane told the Republican newspaper that the town is relying on a study done for the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission by an independent engineering firm.

The study found that Longmeadow and West Springfield would have the most impact from casino traffic among neighboring cities and towns.

The state's gambling law requires casino developers to negotiate mitigation agreements with surrounding communities.

MGM has rejected Longmeadow's demands, saying they are far out of line with other surrounding community agreements. The company says there's no definitive evidence that Longmeadow's traffic problems would be any worse.


TODAY

 The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims.

 Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates.

THE SHUFFLE

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New England announced that it has hired Kathleen Medeiros, above, as a field trainer. Medeiros will be responsible for conducting a wide variety of educational and training courses for the company's sales associates in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

 Berkshire Bank announced that Gary Urkevich has been named SVP Information Technology. In this role, Urkevich will manage and direct all activities of the IT department to provide core services to the company, including client service, infrastructure, corporate systems, and information security.

 Cambridge Health Alliance, a community health system that serves Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston's metro-north communities, has named Assaad Sayah, M.D., as its chief medical officer. Dr. Sayah will provide physician leadership, ensure high quality care for patients, and be an advocate for CHA's physicians and all associates.

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