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Widespread power outages continue across many parts of Central Massachusetts in the wake of heavy winds and rain caused by what was Hurricane Irene.
National Grid and NStar, which each serve parts of Central Massachusetts, reported hundreds of thousands of residents are still without power after the storm passed through the region on Saturday night into Sunday.
National Grid reported that 332,000 customers in Massachusetts are impacted, while NStar said more than 200,000 are without power. That includes 67,292 of National Grid's 289,150 customers in Worcester County not having power.
Some of the hardest-hit areas of the region are in Southern Central Massachusetts and along Interstate 495.
In Millville, on the Rhode Island border, all but one of National Grid's 1,263 customers are without power, according to National Grid's website.
Southborough has 95 percent of its 4,008 National Grid customers impacted by power outages, while Northborough has 91 percent of 6,477 customers without power. Douglas has 88 percent of its 3,773 without power and 69 percent of National Grid customers in Marlborough are without power. Less than 4 percent of the 76,000 customers in Worcester are without power.
National Grid spokespeople, via Twitter, have said the utility hopes to resolve a majority of the power outages by the end of the day. NStar said that some customers could be without power for days. More than half of NStar's outages are on the South Shore.
Unitil, which serves communities in the North Worcester County area, reported 1,600 Massachusetts customers were without power.
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