MANCHESTER - Citing inaction by New Hampshire and Massachusetts regulators on Unitil's performance during last December's ice storm, a Hampstead man expressed his frustration in a message flown over southeastern New Hampshire yesterday.

MANCHESTER - The electric utility asks the PUC for delivery charge increase and energy charge decrease.

HAMPTON - A review is planned of the utility's response when December's ice storm left thousands without power for days and weeks.

►Previous Ice Storm of December 2008 coverage.

MANCHESTER - Restoring power after the ice storm of 2008 cost Public Service of New Hampshire an estimated $75 million, $50 million of which the utility hopes to recover from customers over time.

The state will be applying for a federal major disaster declaration within the next few days, Gov. John Lynch said this morning. Utility crews are racing to make the repairs, caused by the ice storm nine days ago, before a storm moves in this afternoon, dumping an expected 5 to 10 inches of snow on Southern New Hampshire.

Updated, 1:18 a.m. Thursday afternoon updates: PSNH pushed back Londonderry's schedule by two days and there's no school there tomorrow; 30 percent of Derry is still dark and classes are canceled until Monday; Salem's problems are mostly in North Salem; the main line in the New London/Warner area is still down; except for Onway Lake, Raymond is back on; two house fires in Amherst; many state parks and forests are closed.

►WMUR: Closings and delays
►PSNH's town-by-town estimates of when power will be restored (updated Thursday)
►New Hampshire Electric Coop's town-by-town estimates (updated Thursday)

SALEM - The 77-year-old man who passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning yesterday died after power to his home had been restored, officials said.

Today's ice storm news: This morning's snow, sleet and light freezing rain isn't helping recovery efforts.