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New Storm Approaches CT: Eversource Preparing For More Power Outages, Damage New Storm Approaches CT: Eversource Preparing For More Power Outages, Damage
New Storm Approaches CT: Eversource Preparing For More Power Outages, Damage Ahead of an upcoming storm system that has the potential to bring gusty winds and downpours to Connecticut and Massachusetts, Eversource is detailing how it is preparing to respond to more power outages brought about by the weather.  In a statement on Thursday evening, Jan. 11, Eversource representatives said they are currently making preparations for a storm system predicted to arrive on Friday night, Jan. 12, and continue into Saturday, Jan. 13.  Related Report - Here's When To Expect Heaviest Rain, Strongest Winds From New Storm, Upcoming Snow Chances The storm may bring …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Truck Smashes Through Mass Church's Wall: Police Truck Smashes Through Mass Church's Wall: Police
Truck Smashes Through Mass Church's Wall: Police One person was rushed to the hospital after a pickup truck slammed into the side of a church in Bristol County on Sunday, Nov. 5, according to police. Officers and firefighters responded to the crash at St. John Neumann Church in Freetown around 4 p.m., Freetown police said. Photos from the scene show the truck embedded halfway through a church's wall. At 4:00 pm, Freetown PD & FD responded to a vehicle accident at St. John Neumann Church. Eyewitnesses reported a collision with the building. Investigation is ongoing. 1 person hospitalized. Eversource and Freetown Building Inspector…

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by Khier Casino
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Hurricane Lee: Eversource Bringing In Extra Crews To Region As Storm Comes Closer Hurricane Lee: Eversource Bringing In Extra Crews To Region As Storm Comes Closer
Hurricane Lee: Eversource Bringing In Extra Crews To Region As Storm Comes Closer With the threat of Hurricane Lee drawing near, Eversource is preparing for power outages by enacting emergency response plans and bringing extra crews to the region to help with repairs. The preparations come as meteorologists predict Lee's arrival in the region on Friday night, Sept. 15, which will likely bring high wind gusts and heavy rainfall, according to the National Weather Service.  Earlier Report - Here Comes Hurricane Lee: Watches, Advisories Stretch From NY Through New England Eversource President of Electric Operations in Connecticut Steve Sullivan warned that the sto…

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by Ben Crnic
Neighbors
6 People Arrested At Eversource Substation Protest In East Boston 6 People Arrested At Eversource Substation Protest In East Boston
6 People Arrested At Eversource Substation Protest In East Boston A group of East Bostonians voiced their opinions in a protest opposing the construction of a new electrical substation, but six attendees were removed from the conversation when they were arrested by police, according to officials.  Six people who participated in a protest decrying the construction of a new Eversource electrical substation were arrested for trespassing and disorderly conduct around 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17 in East Boston, the Boston Police Department said to Daily Voice.  Protesters at the event suggested that the new substation would be dangerous, and called on Gover…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Weather
Thousands Without Power As Massachusetts Gets Pelted By Pre-Christmas Storm Thousands Without Power As Massachusetts Gets Pelted By Pre-Christmas Storm
Thousands Without Power As Massachusetts Gets Pelted By Pre-Christmas Storm Thousands of people in the Commonwealth are waking up the in dark after a wet and windy storm system made its way through the Northeast just before the holiday weekend. The system brought wind gusts nearing 70 mph in some parts of Massachusetts and periods of heavy rain from Thursday night, Dec. 22 to Friday morning, Dec. 23. Towns and cities in Eastern Massachusetts and along the coastline were some of the most affected.  Current gusts, peak gusts and total power outages in MA, up about 8,000 just in the last few minutes pic.twitter.com/5f4KnPgigS — Terry Eliasen (@TerryWBZ) December 2…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Eversource Workers Hospitalized From 'Blood-Curdling' Manhole Explosion In Downtown Boston Eversource Workers Hospitalized From 'Blood-Curdling' Manhole Explosion In Downtown Boston
Eversource Workers Hospitalized From 'Blood-Curdling' Manhole Explosion In Downtown Boston Two Eversource workers are in the hospital after they were injured from a manhole explosion in Downtown Boston.  Multiple crews were on the scene of the explosion that happened across from 37 Bowdoin Street in Beacon Hill around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, Boston Fire said on Twitter.  Companies on scene at a manhole explosion across from 37 Bowdoin St downtown Boston. @@BOSTON_EMS has transported 2 @EversourceMA workers to Mass General Hosp. pic.twitter.com/Bq0EskvDGC — Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) July 12, 2022 The explosion sent workers to Mass General Hospital, one suffering …

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by David Cifarelli