Wind blows down trees in Williamsburg, Florence, leaving 285 National Grid customers without power

Wind blows down trees in Williamsburg, Florence, leaving 285 National Grid customers without power
Daily Hampshire Gazette
By Samuel Gelinas
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WILLIAMSBURG/FLORENCE — Trees took down power lines in Williamsburg and Florence Friday morning, resulting in a combined 200 customers without power for a few hours.

In Williamsburg, a tree came down on a Hemenway Road power line that left 130 residents without power for more than two hours. Emergency services were called to Hemenway Road at 10:46 a.m. and the road remained closed until 1:30 p.m, said Police Chief Denise Wickland, adding that wind was to blame for the downed tree.

Around the same time in Florence, National Grid spokesman Bob Kievra said a tree fell and took out a utility pole and wires at 10:30 a.m. in the vicinity of Brookwood Drive. Restoration for 83 customers was expected to be complete around 4 p.m., he said.

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