2,000 lose power in Warren; rest of East Bay OK
About 2,000 people in Warren are now without power as the snow continues to fall and wind continues to blow, National Grid spokesman David Graves has announced. National Grid customers in the Touisset...
View ArticleGrid working to restore power in Warren
National Grid workers were on Market Street early Tuesday afternoon attempting to restore power to nearly 2,000 household that lost service around 12:30 p.m. Fallen limbs knocked out lines that fed...
View ArticleGallery: Bristol covered in blanket of snow
Resident makes his way around the snow covered streets on an ATV.By Tuesday morning, Downtown Bristol was covered in almost two feet of snow. Below is a gallery of images taken late morning Tuesday...
View ArticleGovernor to lift travel ban at 8 p.m., but urges residents to stay home
The statewide travel ban will be lifted at 8 p.m. Tuesday, but Gov. Gina Raimondo is urging drivers to stay off the roads even after it’s again legal to drive. State plows have been working all day and...
View ArticleBristol emerges as Juno passes
While the deep, drifting snow is a call for residents to grab a shovel and begin the process of digging themselves out, others took the opportunity to have some winter fun. Since the streets were...
View ArticleWarren running out of places to put the snow
Juno may be gone, but the snow remains — boy does it ever. Public works crews literally ran out of places to move the snow as it fell Tuesday into Wednesday, and for much of the rest of the week, DPW...
View ArticleBristol trash pickup suspended until Friday
As Bristol continues to dig out from the blizzard of 2015, trash and recycling services are suspended until Friday, Town Administrator Tony Teixeira said. Department of Public Works crews are...
View ArticleThe big storm becomes a ‘big dig’ and big fun
On Wednesday, the Blizzard of 2015 became the ‘big dig’, as those who ‘hunkered down’ for the storm began the process of digging themselves out. While Bristol’s main arteries, Hope Street and Metacom...
View ArticleElderly Portsmouth man rescued after being found in snow
PORTSMOUTH — A potential fatality was averted Tuesday morning during the blizzard Juno when firefighters transported an elderly man to the hospital after he was found in the snow outside his home on...
View ArticleTime lapse video shows blizzard in Bristol
The blizzard of 2015 hit the East Bay with nearly two feet of snow, with drifts reaching three feet or more of depth. Bristol resident Nick Nadalin captured the entire storm in his backyard with a...
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