02-26-2010, 10:39 PM
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i got lucky. but Maggot has trees down and has been running on a generator all last night and today. 
High winds that gusted at more than 60 miles per hour left tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents without power, toppled trees and tore roofs off buildings.
By noon Friday, National Grid reported about 65,000 customers without power, mostly in the northeastern part of the state, down from a high of 100,000. Many schools closed because they did not have power.
The Thursday night wind tore the roof off an empty seaside motel in eastern Gloucester.
The storm also brought heavy rain, sent waves crashing over seawalls in coastal communities, and forced commuter rail delays.
State officials were monitoring a 300-year-old dam in Freetown as water from the storm-swollen Forge Pond poured over the top. People who lived in about a dozen nearby homes voluntarily evacuated.
High winds that gusted at more than 60 miles per hour left tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents without power, toppled trees and tore roofs off buildings.
By noon Friday, National Grid reported about 65,000 customers without power, mostly in the northeastern part of the state, down from a high of 100,000. Many schools closed because they did not have power.
The Thursday night wind tore the roof off an empty seaside motel in eastern Gloucester.
The storm also brought heavy rain, sent waves crashing over seawalls in coastal communities, and forced commuter rail delays.
State officials were monitoring a 300-year-old dam in Freetown as water from the storm-swollen Forge Pond poured over the top. People who lived in about a dozen nearby homes voluntarily evacuated.
