Thousands of Massachusetts Customers Without Power – 200 per outage
As of 8am on February 29, 2024, there were approximately 348 active outages in Massachusetts affecting a total of approximately 7324 customers.
The problem was the high winds in the last 24 hours which caused trees to fall.
Westminster, MA Police Department posted at 7:13am on February 29th: “**Bragg Hill Road UPDATE** 7:13am 2/29/24 Bragg Hill Road is closed from the intersection at South Ashburnham Road to number 49 Bragg Hill Road.”
“The primary electrical lines are down in the street for approximately 5 telephone pole lengths. For the time being until these repairs are made by National Grid all residents in the area will need to take Bragg Hill Road into Ashburnham to get around these temporary closures. As we are provided additional information we will update you. “
Lake and Pond Ice is Not Safe
Gardner Fire Department posted about the danger of thin ice, “Due to the warm temps and strong South winds, the ice is no longer safe on our area ponds and lakes. Please stay off the ice!!”