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As of 8:50 p.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, the percent of customers who are still without power after high winds and rain on Sunday through Monday are significantly reduced for Westwood and some surrounding areas. Westwood, where 27 percent of customers were still out of power late Monday night, December 18th, now has 5 percent of customers still experiencing an outage on Tuesday night.
Shortly before 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday night, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) estimated that throughout the entire state, 43,662 customers remain without power.
The status of power outages affecting surrounding areas as of 9:00 on Tuesday night, according to MEMA, are as follows:
Medfield 10 percent of customers
Dover 12 percent of customers
Walpole 3 percent of customers
Needham 7 percent of customers
Newton 4 percent of customers
Canton 4 percent of customers
Dedham 1 percent of customers
The cost of $27,000 could have been avoided if the tax payers were notified about the idea of taking the WLT to court and it was discussed at a regular town meeting. Especially when a town takes the unusual step of taking its own land trust to court.
Patchy rain nearby, with a high of 48 and low of 30 degrees. Freezing fog in the morning, overcast in the afternoon, freezing fog overnight.