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Power Remains Out for Thousands Ledyard

Thousands of people in Ledyard remain without power Tuesday and are in the dark for a second day after a powerful storm caused outages Sunday night. With power out and wires down, the mayor is in touch with the company and might recommend postponing trick-or-treating until Friday night.

On Tuesday afternoon, Eversource reports that 54 percent of the town is still without power. Eversource crews arrived in town Monday after Mayor Fred Allyn voiced frustrations with the company on Facebook.

He wrote that the utility company was not doing enough and that there would be no school Tuesday, and there is a chance there will be no trick-or-treating. Dozens of trees and wires went down around town, initially leaving 5,400 in the dark – that’s 80 percent of town. 

Eversource crews have been making an effort to restore power and the mayor is in touch with crews to determine where the company is with restoration.

"I'm not confident the wires and everything will be back up and I'm just very concerned about child safety, that walking around, particularly in the dark, with potentially live wires on the ground, it's just not a good recipe for a fun night," Allyn said. 

Storm Damage Oct. 30, 2017

On Tuesday Ledyard Middle School and town hall is open for those who need charging stations and bathroom facilities.

Eversource has brought in around 200 extra crews from out of state to help restore power to customers who remain in the dark.

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