Power Back On in Most of Barrington
Pockets of households are still waiting for electricity to return. Schools will onw start next Tuesday, Sept. 6.
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Starbucks is selling coffee under its own power. Staples is selling office supplies and electronics. Barrington Books has switched over from a generator to National Grid power.
Yes, power has been restored to most of Barrington. At around 1 p.m. Tuesday, however, there were still pockets of neighborhoods without electricity.
Included among the buildings without power were three of the schools: Nayatt, Sowams and Hampden Meadows. Primrose Hill, Barrington High School and the middle school have power.
That still makes things too uncertain for Superintendent Robert McIntyre. He decided late this morning that Barrington schools will open for the 2011-2012 year next Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Power returned to most of the town about 4:41 a.m. Tuesday, according to National Grid. But the Rumstick and Nayatt neighborhoods and pockets of Hampden Meadows are still power-less.
The National Grid map shows outages in Bay Spring, West Barrington, Rumstick, Nayatt, Sowams and Hampden Meadows as of 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Nayatt, Sowams and Hampden Meadows seemed to have the most wires come down. Nayatt Road between Bay and Bluff roads and Sowams Road near Kent Street were among the roads and streets shut down by falling trees and tangled wires during Hurricane Irene's landfall on Sunday.
The area around Chantilly and Fireside drives in Hampden Meadows also was hit hard. A tree dangled in downed wires at the end of Robbins Drive for a while.
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daniel gallagher
2:41 pm on Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Does anyone know if power has been restored on brookfield ave in barrington
Sandra Arnold Pannone
3:23 pm on Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Thanks to the DPW and National Grid.
Dave DeSisto
8:00 pm on Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Save the thanks until we are all up and running. I still have live wires on my street and its 8pm tuesday night. Several calls since sunday and they are still there.
Scott Clark
8:32 pm on Tuesday, August 30, 2011
So I haven't been in Barrington very long, but I'm going out on a limb here and assuming "town" is the colloquialism for the shops and Town Hall. Meanwhile, the actual "Town" includes the three mentioned areas that still don't have power. Is that right?
I will say I like that the spokesman from National Grid on 630AM lives in Hampden Meadows. Of course, I'd ask him to pull some weight, but that doesn't seem right :)
Mary
10:09 pm on Tuesday, August 30, 2011
I have an autistic child who does not understand why she cannot do the majority of things that keep her calm and keep me sane. We are going on 4 days without power...hearing that most of Barrington has power except some poor souls onselect streets (like mine) is most unfortunate. Now that there are fewer people to service, we are entitled to a better explanation of why we are left in the dark. This is the story...not those that have been restored. Thanks for letting me vent...
Dennis DiMatteo
12:55 pm on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Maybe having the Grid spokesperson living in Hampton Meadows is working against us, perhaps he doesn't want to complaint. As of Weds 1pm I'm still without power. Perfect weather conditions for round the clock repairs, and I'm told not to expect power until Monday at midnight??