National Grid Plans Three-Hour Outage In Swampscott Friday
National Grid plans a three-hour power outage in parts of Swampscott early Friday, Aug. 21, tied to electrical system upgrades. The utility has not detailed exactly which streets will lose service, according to Patch. Separately, "New Swampscott Perfoming Arts Venue To Host MCC's First …
SWAMPSCOTT — National Grid says parts of Swampscott will lose power for about three hours early Friday morning as crews carry out planned electrical system upgrades, the most concrete news to reach town this week.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Swampscott Faces Planned National Grid Outage": National Grid says a planned upgrade will cut power to parts of town for roughly three hours early Friday morning, with the exact streets affected not yet detailed, according to Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/swampscott-faces-planned-national-grid-outage).
"New Swampscott Perfoming Arts Venue To Host MCC's First Rock Fundraiser": The Marblehead Counseling Center is planning its first rock-and-roll benefit concert, called Swamp-Stock: Rock the Night!, for the evening of Oct. 1 at a new performing arts venue in town, according to Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/new-swampscott-perfoming-arts-venue-host-mcc-s-first-rock-fundraiser).
COMING UP
National Grid's planned outage is set for early Friday, Aug. 21, and is expected to last about three hours in affected parts of town, per Patch.
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