Question of the Day: Rating National Grid
How do you rate National Grid's response in Easton during "Snowtober"?
We'll be asking Easton Patch readers a different question every weekday. Questions could range from local decisions made by officials, to state issues, to national politics and entertainment. Whatever it is, we want to know what EASTON thinks! For the second time since late August, National Grid, the power company that serves Easton and many other nearby communities, had its hands full after an October snowstorm knocked out power for more than 600,000 Massachusetts residents. After Hurricane Irene, many Easton officials were upset with National Grid's response. Some residents were without power for nearly a week. This time, however, most residents in Easton who lost power had power back within the first day, despite three poles that fell …
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EastonMass.com
2:27 pm on Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A big red F- They do not have enough crews working to fix the outages plain and simple. Until they hire more people, we will always have extended outages after every significant storm. Scott Brown wrote them a letter calling it an outrage, Governor Patrick who received campaign money from National Grid said they "did a good job" while thousands are still with out power. Over the past couple of … more ›