UPDATED: Hundreds of Arlington Residents Without Power

ARLINGTON, MA—Friday’s snow has caused downed trees and power lines across Middlesex County and across the commonwealth.

439 Arlington Residents are now without power according to Eversource’s Outage Map. That equates to approximately two percent of Eversource customers. 

That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be prepared. To report a power outage, you can call call 800-592-2000 – 24/7 or report it online.

Here are Eversource’s suggestions about the best way to handle power outages.

Arlington Police are urging residents to stay indoors.

Town Hall released emergency information in the event of a power outage.

For life-threatening emergencies, call 911

For downed electrical wires, call 911 and Eversource (formerly NStar) at 1-800-592-2000.
Treat all downed wires as they were “live” and stay away from them.

For non-life threatening emergencies, such as flooding, call Community Safety dispatch at 781-316-3923.

For downed tree limbs, call Public Works dispatch at 781-316-3301.

Power outages, please report them directly to Eversource.com (formerly NStar) at 1-800-592-2000.

Power outage information is subject to change. Patch will keep you abreast of the situation. Follow us for the latest updates.