Sunday, March 10, 2013
National Grid Reported section bordered by Park Avenue, Manville Road was without electricity for about an hour.
Update 12:22 p.m.: A blown transformer caused by a mylar balloon is to blame for a power outage in Woonsocket that briefly cut power to about 3,700 customers this morning. Woonsocket Police report the transformer outage, which happened at about 11 a.m. Sunday morning, was repaired within the hour. Debbie Drew, spokesperson National Grid, said a mylar baloon came in contact with electricity lines on Logee Street, causing the damage to the transformer and cutting power to the area. Though some might regard mylar balloons as harmless, "Not to electrical equipment," Drew said. She said the utility's crews responded, removed the balloon's remains and restored the circuit by about 11:45 a.m. 11:54 a.m.: National Grid reports a large …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Most customers' power restored, three downed trees, four downed wires.
Woonsocket weathered Hurricane Sandy with minimal damage thanks to its inland geography - suffering power outages for about a day, with only three downed trees. By mid-morning, National Grid had restored power to more than 74,000 homes and businesses, more than 60 percent of the approximately 122,000 customers across the state who were in the dark after the storm, according to a release from the utility. Woonsocket is among the communities restored to service. According to Fire Chief Gary Lataille, the city's emergency management director, by 11 a.m., National Grid had reported there were only five customers in the city without power. By 12:45 p.m., there were 20 customers in the city without power due to downed lines and fallen …
Monday, October 29, 2012
National Grid's map shows about 3,483 without power, crews to return to task after winds subside.
Update - 7:32 p.m.: National Grid reports repair crews will have to take a renewed stab at restoring power in Woonsocket and other areas tomorrow morning after the worst of the storm has passed. Charlotte McCormack, spokesperson for National Grid, said that crews were taken in hours ago after winds reached speeds greater than 30 mph. Crews have been focused on any work that could be done without putting staff up in the utility's bucket trucks, "specifically for safety reasons," McCormack said. She said according to reports, the damage was caused by downed wires and branches. In the morning, once winds have subsided, crews will go back out and work to restore power once the utility has assessed the situation. Update - 4:22 p.m. …
Monday, July 2, 2012
Driver who fell asleep at wheel before car destroyed transformers was not injured.
A woman who fell asleep at the wheel early Sunday, crashing her car into a series of transformers and cutting power to a swath of the Diamond Hill Road area has been cited by Woonsocket Police. Bethany Paul, 27, of Woonsocket was driving a grey 2004 Mitsubishi Sunday at 1 a.m. on Diamond Hill Road when she fell asleep at the wheel, said Det. Sgt. Matt Ryan. Ryan said Paul's car collided with a pole and a series of transformers near the road, destroying three of the transformers. Ryan said the crash took out power to several homes in the area, some for a few hours, others for several hours. WJAR.com reports power was restored by 8:30 a.m. that morning. Ryan said Paul was cited with failing to maintain control of her vehicle and failure to…
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kitkat
11:01 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
i lost my home with my kids and there dad died when sandy came. more ›