CREWS. IT IS, INDEED. CATHERINE, WE JUST HAD A CREW FROM CHICAGO LIVE HERE ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO AFTER GETTING POWER BACK ON IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. EVERSOURCE SAYS A RECORD NUMBER OF UTILITY CREWS ARE WORKING TO RESTORE POWER. AND HERE IN HILLSBORO, ACCORDING TO THEIR OUTAGE MAP, ABOUT 800 CUSTOMERS ARE STILL IN THE DARK. AND IT’S A SIMILAR SITUATION IN SURROUNDING TOWNS AND WHERE CREWS ARE HARD AT WORK REPLACING A UTILITY POLE THAT HAD SNAPPED. BUT PROGRESS WAS BEING MADE AS BY MID-MORNING, ONLY ABOUT. 14% OF THE TOWN WAS WITHOUT POWER. HOWEVER, JUST IN CASE THE TOWN DID OPEN AN EMERGENCY CENTER FOR PEOPLE TO GET WARM IF NEEDED. NOW, TERRY CREWS ARE ALSO BEING KEPT BUSY AND LIKE MANY OF THE UTILITY CREWS, THEY WERE ALSO FROM OUT OF STATE. THIS PARTICULAR CREW UP FROM VIRGINIA. NOW, CREWS HAVE REPORTED DIFFICULTY IN GETTING TO SOME OF THE OUTAGES. AND THIS CREW SAID THAT FOR THE MOST PART, IT HASN’T BEEN A PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET UP ONE HILL. THOSE WHO WERE WITHOUT POWER ARE COPING AND HAVING A GENERATOR. DEFINITELY HELPS. WE HAVE THE HOUSE SET UP CERTAIN ROOMS, THE KITCHEN, THE PUMP, THE WATER PUMP AND THE FURNACE AND THE FREEZER. SO I HAVE AN OLD KITCHEN RANGE STOVE AND KEEP THAT GOING. AND I TOOK A LOT OF STUFF OUTSIDE AND PUT IT IN THE SNOW. I KNOW WE’RE GOING TO LOSE A LITTLE BIT OF STUFF, BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT IT IS. YOU MAKE DO. PEOPLE CAN FIND OUT WHEN THE ESTIMATED TIME POWER WILL BE RESTORED IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BY GOING TO THE OUTAGE MAP. BUT EVERSOURCE SAYS EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE THEIR LIGHTS BACK ON BY SIX TOMORROW EVENING. REPORTIN
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Utilities continue to work to restore power to thousands in New Hampshire
Eversource says electricity should be back for all by Friday
More than 17,000 New Hampshire customers were still without power Thursday as crews from around the country worked to get the lights back on following Tuesday's nor'easter.This week's storm dropped more than three feet of heavy, wet snow in parts of New Hampshire, bringing down trees and power lines.Eversource officials said a record number of crews were working to restore power, but some Granite Staters might not have electricity until Friday.Visit the following links to view the latest outage maps anytime. Customers without electricity are reminded to report outages to their utility provider at least once daily until power is restored:Eversource: 1-800-662-7764NH Electric Co-op: 1-800-343-6432Unitil: 1-888-301-7700Liberty Utilities: 1-855-349-9455>> View updated New Hampshire power outage mapsAccording to Eversource's outage map, customers in Hillsborough were still without power, and it was a similar situation in many of the surrounding towns.In Weare, crews were busy replacing a utility pole that had snapped. Progress was being made. By mid-morning, about 14% of the town was without power. The town opened an emergency center for anyone who needed to get warm.Crews have reported difficulty in getting to some of the outages because of snow-covered roads or fallen trees.Those who are without power said they're coping, and having a generator helps."I have an old kitchen range stove, and I keep that going," said Richard Colburn, of Weare. "I took a lot of stuff outside and put it in the snow. I mean, we're going to lose a little bit of stuff. It is what it is. You make do."Eversource said it expects to have power restored to everyone by 6 p.m. Friday.
HILLSBORO, N.H. —
More than 17,000 New Hampshire customers were still without power Thursday as crews from around the country worked to get the lights back on following Tuesday's nor'easter.
This week's storm dropped more than three feet of heavy, wet snow in parts of New Hampshire, bringing down trees and power lines.
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Eversource officials said a record number of crews were working to restore power, but some Granite Staters might not have electricity until Friday.
Visit the following links to view the latest outage maps anytime. Customers without electricity are reminded to report outages to their utility provider at least once daily until power is restored:
- Eversource: 1-800-662-7764
- NH Electric Co-op: 1-800-343-6432
- Unitil: 1-888-301-7700
- Liberty Utilities: 1-855-349-9455
>> View updated New Hampshire power outage maps
According to Eversource's outage map, customers in Hillsborough were still without power, and it was a similar situation in many of the surrounding towns.
In Weare, crews were busy replacing a utility pole that had snapped. Progress was being made. By mid-morning, about 14% of the town was without power. The town opened an emergency center for anyone who needed to get warm.
Crews have reported difficulty in getting to some of the outages because of snow-covered roads or fallen trees.
Those who are without power said they're coping, and having a generator helps.
"I have an old kitchen range stove, and I keep that going," said Richard Colburn, of Weare. "I took a lot of stuff outside and put it in the snow. I mean, we're going to lose a little bit of stuff. It is what it is. You make do."
Eversource said it expects to have power restored to everyone by 6 p.m. Friday.
