A resident of Highland Avenue, Arlington, reported a neighborhood power loss March 14.
InsideMedford.com, a YourArlington partner, reports “Widespread power outages are affecting 14,900 of National Grid’s 24,819 customers in Medford, according to the company’s online outage map.
Tufts University sent this email this afternoon: “There is a citywide power outage affecting the City of Medford and, therefore, all the major buildings on the Medford/Somerville campus. National Grid is working to restore power to the city. At this time, however, we do not have a timeline for when power will restored.”
National Grid posted the following statement to its website: “Over 600 crews across New England are ready to respond to service interruptions caused by the nor’easter. As outages are reported during the storm, emergency response personnel will begin mapping out the restoration response so that the wires down, damage assessment and work crews can be deployed as soon as it’s safe to do so. Power outages can be reported by visiting the Outage Central section of our website or by calling 1-800-465-1212.”
Public Works continues major snow-removal operations across Arlington. Town Officials are monitoring storm conditions for any changes to parking, trash collection, and office/library hours for Wednesday, March 15
Reminders
Residents are reminded of the following important phone numbers and recommend you print, or otherwise make available offline should you lose power:
– Report downed electrical wires: call 911 and Eversource at 1-800-592-2000.
– Report a power outage to Eversource at 1-800-592-2000 or at eversource.com.
During the winter snow-and-ice season, the town reminds residents to exercise caution when traveling. After a storm, residents and businesses are reminded to keep public walkways clear in accordance with town bylaws.
The bylaws require residents and businesses to remove snow and ice from any sidewalks abutting their property following a storm. Residents should remove snow and ice from abutting paved sidewalks within eight hours between sunrise and sunset after a storm, businesses and owners of any residential property utilized for apartment house or multi unit condominium use that abuts a paved sidewalk have three hours.
Please don’t forget to cut a path to the street if you live on a corner. It is also prohibited to move snow into the roadway. Failure to comply with these bylaws can result in a fine of $25 to $50 per day.
Parked cars: Cars parked in roadways during snow removal operations can impede removal progress. Residents are encouraged to park their vehicles off-street during these events so Public Works can complete the task more efficiently and with better results.
Adopt a fire hydrant: The Arlington Fire Department asks residents and business owners to adopt a fire hydrant in their neighborhood. When it snows, take the time to shovel around it as well as to it. A clear hydrant expedites their deployment in the event of an emergency.
Secure trash, recycling at curb: Trash, recycling, and yard waste containers should be on the curb and secured in a manner to prevent them from going into the roadway and impeding snow removal. Bylaws require that waste be placed for collection at the curb no earlier than 6 the evening before scheduled collection.
Items buried in snow will not be collected and if left out on the curb after your collection day may be subject to a fine.
Storm conditions may require some extra planning on when to bring out your items. Please plan accordingly.
Other ways to help include: clearing any catch basins near your property and assisting neighbors who may need extra help with snow removal. The LINKS program serves many seniors in Town, but cannot serve them all.
For updates, see arlingtonma.gov.
Feb. 8, 2017: 25 inches of snow hit Arlington
Great blizzard of 1888 was in March, too
This news announcement was published Monday, March 13, 2017, and updated March 15.
