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A tree rests against this house on Park Drive in Longmeadow following the weekend storm. Photo by Mark M. Murray/The Republican
Top Stories:
• Union: Western Massachusetts Electric Co. has too few line crews
• Officials show impatience with utility companies
• Gov. Deval Patrick urges utilities to speed up work in restoring electricity
• Martha Coakley calls for state review of how utilities manage resources
• Linemen working to restore power for WMECO after snowstorm being fed and housed at the Big E
• Western Massachusetts keeps a nose out for bad food
• Live updates: October snowstorm continues Thursday
• Photo gallery: Day 5 of the October snowstorm aftermath
Tree and utility crews gather at the Eastern States Exposition's Better Living Center for a dinner and a place to sleep while working on storm restoration on Wednesday evening. Photo by Dave Roback/The Republican
Western Mass. town reports:
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• Belchertown: Belchertown schools closed all week; water available at Town Hall
• East Longmeadow: East Longmeadow shelter remains open, schools remain closed
• Easthampton: 25% of Easthampton reported still without power
• Holyoke: Holyoke lurching toward normal, but hundreds still without power
• Longmeadow: Fireplaces, wood stoves linked to 4 Longmeadow house fires
• Monson: Monson schools closed for rest of week
• Northampton: Northampton officials say power restored to 96% of households
• Palmer: Palmer schools to be closed all week
• Springfield: Work crews expanding in Springfield to restore power, open roads
• Ware: Most of Ware still without power; shelter open at high school
• West Springfield: Half of West Springfield still reported without power
• Westfield: Westfield power restoration may not be complete until weekend
Connecticut:
• Snowstorm-related power outages in Connecticut drop below 500,000
• Amid ongoing snowstorm relief, Red Cross workers in Connecticut strike
Fatalities:
• Unvented space heaters to blame for at least 3 Western Massachusetts deaths
• Palmer police identify man and woman killed due to carbon monoxide poisoning
• Enfield woman dies of carbon monoxide poisoning as death toll in Connecticut rises
James DiBernardo of Western Massachusetts Electic Company and Local 455 IBEW, right is served dinner at the Better Living Center on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield by Robert Zonghi of Fireflies Catering. Tree and utility crews were able to have a meal and a place to stay at the Big E. Photo by Dave Roback/The Republican
Resources:
• Red Cross opens emergency shelter at Longmeadow High School after Chicopee High shelter closes
• Power restoration estimates from WMECo
• Power restoration estimates from National Grid
• Power restoration estimates for CL&P
• Live updates from town officials and utility companies continue Thursday
