NEW: Local Mayors Lose Power During Storm

Monday, August 29, 2011

GoLocalProv News Team

Mayors may be the most powerful people in their cities or towns, but that didn’t stop Tropical Storm Irene from knocking out power in their homes Sunday.

Four Mayors - Power Outage

Four local Mayor’s –Providence’s Angel Taveras, Warwick Scott Avedisian, Pawtucket’s Don Grebein and Cranston’s Allan Fung- all reported losing power over the weekend and by Monday morning, Taveras was the only one to have his power restored.

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The local leaders were among the more than 300,000 residents to have lost power during the storm. About 280,000 remained without electricity Monday morning, with National Grid spokesman David Graves saying it could be until next weekend before power is completely restored across the state.

Taveras Has Power

Avedisian, Grebien and Fung all reported still having no power, while Taveras spokesman David Ortiz confirmed the Providence Mayor’s home was “without power from about 8am to 11pm” Sunday evening.
 

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