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A glimmer of light in the dark after ice storm

<p>Utility crews prepare to work on power lines at dusk Thursday in Litchfield, Maine, where many have been without electricity since Monday's ice storm.</p>
Image: Utility crews prepare to work on power lines at dusk, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, in Litchfield, Maine, where many have been without electricity since Monday's ice storm.
Utility crews prepare to work on power lines at dusk, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, in Litchfield, Maine, where many have been without electricity since Monday's ice storm. Up to 7 inches of snow is forecast, worrying utilities that the additional weight on branches and transmission lines could cause setbacks in the around-the-clock efforts to restore power.Robert F. Bukaty / AP

Utility crews prepare to work on power lines at dusk Thursday in Litchfield, Maine, where many have been without electricity since Monday's ice storm. Tens of thousands in the Northeast, the Midwest and eastern Canada who spent Christmas in the dark and cold after a vicious ice storm are likely to be waiting until the weekend for power — just as fresh snowfall is expected to complicate restoration efforts, utility firms said Thursday. Read full story