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No Estimated Time for Power Restoration

More than half the National Grid customers in Seekonk are without power.

 

2:30 p.m. Update Power is slowly being restored to the area. As of 2:30 p.m., there are 2,641 customers without power in Seekonk (down from 3,189) and 852 customers without power in Attleboro (down from 856).

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A National Grid spokeswoman says the utility is working on restoring full power to Attleboro and Seekonk, but there is no estimated time for when that will be accomplished.

"There are restoration crews out and about in pretty much all the communities we serve," said National Grid spokeswoman Charlotte McCormack late Tuesday morning.

McCormack said the utility might have an estimated time for full power restoration this afternoon.

As of 11 a.m., the power is out for 856 of 19,381 customers in Attleboro and 3,189 of 6,333 customers in Seekonk. The number in Attleboro was 1,565 earlier this morning. The number in Seekonk has actually risen slightly since that time.

Seekonk Board of Selectmen Chair Francis Cavaco said power is out at Town Hall on 100 Peck St. and the public schools. There is no back-up generator at Town Hall, but there is one at the schools for emergency lights and refrigeration. The public safety complex next to Town Hall that includes a police and fire station is running on a generator.

Power lines have fallen on various roads in the town.

Cavaco said there is no plan at this time for an emergency shelter. If it were colder, there would be one. Public schools in Seekonk were closed today. Whether they will be open tomorrow depends on the power situation, Cavaco said.

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Country012

11:50 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

C'mon this wasn't even a bad storm! We lost power because of rain? I've seen nothing in my area to explain why there is no power here since 3pm yesterday? An I've also yet to see any trucks around fixing it. No wonder we cant get a time frame for repairs. What's going on?

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Briana Auclair

1:54 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Still no power here at the Oakhill Family Park in Attleboro. We lost ours at 1 pm yesterday before anything had really happened.

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Karen Turner

2:25 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Does anyone in South Seekonk NOT have power? All the businesses up and down route 6, large and small were up and running. Baker's Corners is still down.

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paul

2:53 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The town hall came with mold but no back up generator, that's beyond poor design. We still have no power in the north end and this was not weak storm. At least 39 people died on the east coast so before you make a stupid comment think about the dead and the people that lost homes.

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Melissa Silverman

2:57 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

I'm at the north end and still no power here since 2:30 pm Monday afternoon. A few down tree limbs but nothing too damaging from what I've seen.

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Country012

4:58 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

This WAS a weak storm in OUR area. They went out and got people all panicked for a damn rain storm. And now the powers out and nobody can say why?

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Michael Kreyssig

5:15 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

where did all of the comments go?

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Michael Kreyssig

5:18 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

never mind....they're back...anyway, I live on the South End and work on the North End...power troubles started over there at about 10:00 am yesterday. At home my lights went out for about 15 seconds and came back on.

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Bobby

7:27 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Thank You Mr. National Grid Power Restored To Briggs Corner Area At 7:30PM:> Great Job To Mayor & His crews:>Well Done!

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Liz

8:27 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Well route 44 area still no power..not to mention we have no water as well due to well water.been over 30 hours now.

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