55,000 Massachusetts Homes And Businesses Without Power 2 Days After Storm
BOSTON (CBS/AP) — About 55,000 homes and business across Massachusetts were still without power Tuesday night after a weekend storm brought violent winds and torrential rains to the region.
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Eversource said it hopes power restoration to be "substantially complete by midnight tonight."
Crews made great progress overnight. Our entire MA restoration is expected to be substantially complete by midnight tonight.
— Eversource MA (@EversourceMA) October 31, 2017
The lack of power forced several school districts to cancel classes for a second consecutive day, while many towns postponed trick-or-treating until the weekend.
Dracut Deputy Police Chief David Chartrand says many intersections in town have no functioning street lights, putting the safety of children at risk.
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Most major roads are open, but many side streets in some towns remain closed because of downed trees and flooding.
More than 100,000 customers were still without power in New Hampshire Tuesday morning--and in Maine, with around 400,000 without power, MEMA officials said they believe it is the largest power outage in the state's history.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Carl Stevens reports
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