Thousands Still Without Power in New England
Thousands of people were still without electricity in New England on Monday, three days after the start of a series of vicious storms that dumped up to 2 feet of snow and torrents of rain in the region.
Three deaths were blamed on the storms, schools in several towns were closed and some residents had to flee their homes because of the lack of heat.
Repair crews from Canada, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey were working to restore power to about 200,000 customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Maine after storms Friday and Saturday left up to 24 inches of heavy, wet snow in parts of New England.
Amtrak was forced to cancel its Vermonter passenger train and put passengers on buses after snow buried a 120-foot section of track in Claremont, N.H., the railroad said.
New Hampshire state police reported two storm-related deaths. David Blodgett, 34, of Hinsdale died when his snowmobile hit a tree, and Michele Amaru, 40, of Winchester died in a car crash.
Connecticut state police said a volunteer firefighter in Somers was killed Sunday when he stepped on a power line while putting out a fire at a neighbor’s house. Craig Arnone, 23, died after his oxygen tank came in contact with a downed electrical line.
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