9 March, 2018
Hopkinton has received reports of over 165 instances of trees or branches blocking roadways and/or
wires down, and have addressed over 34 of them. Today's response started early with DPW out
clearing debris and snow, plus American Climbers and Joe Reagan on tree work.
Approximately 25% of Hopkinton is currently without power. This is an improvement from last night
when 33% of Hopkinton was without power. Eversource and Verizon are actively working and have
brought in additional resources this morning to help. We have two main power feeders in town that
have broken. Repairs to these feeders should facilitate the restoration of the majority of the outages.
We do not yet have specific Estimated Times to Repair (ETR) from Eversource, and some power
restorations may not be complete today. We urge residents to plan for the worst and assume that if
you currently do not have power, you may continue to be without power into the weekend.
BE KIND. CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBORS AND SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THEM.
Hopkinton Town hall is open regular hours today. The Hopkinton Library is open to all residents for
regular hours from 10AM – 8PM today where residents can charge a device, check e-mail, grab some
new books, or just sit in a nice warm place! Library has power for you to charge a device, but please
bring your specific power charger for your device.
The Hopkinton Senior Center is open as a Warming Center to our Senior Citizens until at least 2PM.
Breakfast and coffee will be served. Light lunch is planned, but all other extra activities (haircuts,
meditation, etc.) are cancelled.
Do call 911 for downed wires or emergencies. DO NOT call 911 for power outages. If your power is
out, you may contact Eversource here or by calling them at 1-800-592-2000
For the most recent storm information and updates, please check our social media pages.
https://www.facebook.com/hopkintonma.gov/
https://twitter.com/HopkintonMA
Additional resources:
Ready.gov power outage safety
FDA Food safety for power outages
NFPA portable generator safety
CDC Carbon Monoxide poisoning info
