Update as of 9 pm, December 18

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This past week’s ice storm damaged the entire electrical distribution system in town. Almost every electric service to all 1,500 customers must be repaired and reconnected.

Some of the hardest hit areas were Rocky Pond Road, Wheeler Road, Calamint Hill Roads, Gates Road, Westminster Road and Mirick Road. PMLD reenergized the town based on restoring power to the main line along Mountain Road. All of our radial feeders come off this important electric line. Our initial priorities included the, police/fire department, Town Hall, Wachusett House, and Thomas Prince School which acts as our emergency shelter.

PMLD requested mutual aid from access the sate and country. We presently have lineman from Holyoke, South Hadley, Taunton, and BSJ Power assisting us and we expect to receive more by this Sunday. The destruction from the ice storm across the state has severely strained the availability of municipal aid.

The following roads have electricity in the overhead electrical distribution system. This does not necessarily mean that your house service is receiving electricity yet. PMLD had to disconnect many electric services to ensure we reenergized the electrical distribution system in a safe and controlled manner.

• Mountain Road
• Boylston Ave
• Allen Hill Road
• Ball Hill Road (Worcester Rd to Calamint Rd intersection)
• Gregory Hill Road (small portion only)
• Mirick Road (majority of road)
• Radford Road
• Hubbardston Road (center of Town to railroad tracks)
• Pine Hill Road
• Sterling Road (Route 62)
• Hickory Drive
• Oak Circle
• Birchwood Drive
• Stagecoach Road
• Jillian Drive
• Sharon Drive (small portion only)
• East Princeton Road (Route 31)
• Main Street (Route 140)
• Leominster Road
• Merriam Road (Route 62 side)
• Connor Lane
• Parker Place
• Calamint Hill Road North (from Ball Hill Rd)

Recommendations to get quickly reconnected:

• Remove all debris, limbs, and trees safely from your electric service and driveways.
• PMLD contracted tree removal crews will not provide services on private property and common/shared driveways.
• Have an electrician reattach the meter socket, rise cable or conduit, and weatherhead to your house if necessary.
• PMLD will reattach the overhead electric cable to your weatherhead.
• If you suspect any damage to your house electric service, please have a qualified electrician inspect it.

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