The New York Red Cross offers ways you can help friends and family devastated by the storm.
The New York Red Cross provided the following information with suggestions for helping those affected by Sandy's impact.
No outages remain in Stoughton after Monday's storm, according to the National Grid outage website.
Updated at 5:45 p.m. on Nov. 1: The National Grid outage website reports that as of Thursday evening, power has been restored to all Stoughton customers following Monday's bout with Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy-related outages in Stoughton peaked at about 2,100 of the town's 12,399 customers (17-percent) as of 6 a.m. Tuesday, the morning after the storm. But by 6 p.m. Tuesday, just 573 customers were without power (4.6 percent). By 5 a.m. Wednesday, 142 were without power (1.1 percent). And, by Thursday morning, less than five customers in town were without power, according to the National Grid outage website. By Thursday at 5:30 p.m., all Stoughton customers had had their power restored. When Stoughton was down to just a handful of …
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The storm's wrath caused widespread damage throughout the Commonwealth. Did it disrupt your trick-or-treating plans this year?
As crews continue to restore power and clean up damage left in Hurricane Sandy's wake across the Commonwealth, the storm may have inadvertently placed a bit of a speed bump in Halloween for some this year. Uprooted trees, downed wires, snapped tree limbs and other damage lined the roads of neighborhoods throughout much of the state, though Massachusetts was able to avoid much of the destruction and devastation seen in New York, New Jersey and elsewhere along the East Coast this week. But even one downed wire or hanging limb can be enough to cause safety issues . . . especially for youngsters looking to hit the roads on Halloween night for trick-or-treating. So, today, we're wondering - did Hurricane Sandy, and the damage the storm …
Check out photos from Patch sites from New Jersey to New Hampshire.
Portions of the Northeast are still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast earlier this week. Patch sites up and down the coast reported the unfolding story and aftermath. Local editors and Patch users uploaded photos of the destruction. Here are just some of the Hurricane Sandy photos that ran on Patch sites from New Jersey to New Hampshire this week. Flip through to see how Sandy affected the Northeast.
Stoughton's Emergency Management tea held a post-Hurricane Sandy press conference Tuesday afternoon discussing the storm's impact. Officials credited National Grid for improved communication and response times.
The magnitude of outages were different - loss of power was not as widespread for Hurricane Sandy on Monday as it was with Tropical Storm Irene back in August 2011, but Stoughton officials nonetheless said there was a marked improvement in communication and in response time from National Grid this time around. "It was night and day," Stoughton Police Executive Officer Robert Devine said when comparing National Grid's responses to the two storms. "Last August I can't tell you how frustrating it was to get information." Members of the Stoughton Emergency Management team addressed members of the media in a post-Sandy pres conference at Fire Station 2 Tuesday afternoon. "Since our meeting that we had after our last incident things have …
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As of 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, less than 1-percent of the town is without power as a result of Hurricane Sandy, down from a high of 17-percent.
Update VI - Oct 31, 2:30 p.m. - In an email sent at about 11:45 a.m. Wednesday morning, Deputy Fire Chief Greg Goldberg writes: "Of the 12,399 National Grid customers in Stoughton, 106 were still listed without service, that is down from yesterday's 2 p.m. number of 2065. Probably less now as crews I know are out working [editor's note: as of 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday there are just 72 outages, or 0.6 percent of the town's customers]. "The liaison is still working with me in the Station and we are communicating constatnly and go out & assess the town several times a day. National Grid has gotten quite a lot accomplished in 24 hours. Many of the customers still out have personal damage to their homes that will need repair and inspection before…
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2:46 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
To the kids that commented, I hope you went to school and continue to every day it is available. Obviously you need it. more ›
As of now, there have been no announcements from the town to discourage Halloween trick-or-treating, which traditionally takes place the evening of Oct. 31.
Good news for Stoughton trick-or-treaters: Halloween is still on in Stoughton. With Sandy's timing, there were questions as to how the storm would impact Halloween; as of now, heading into the Oct. 31 holiday, it appears as if it has not. Stoughton Police Executive Officer Robert Devine said the town has not issued any announcements discouraging trick-or-treating at this time. According to the hourly weather forecast on the Weather Channel website, the temperature the evening of Oct. 31 should be in the low to mid 50s, with a slight chance of showers during trick-or-treating hours. Most of the town (about 95 percent) has power after Monday's storm. Devine reminded parents to stay with their kids when trick-or-treating; to stay in well-lit …
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Have brush and branches in your yard after Hurricane Sandy hit on Monday? The Stoughton DPW will be setting up a brush disposal center for residents this Saturday.
The following is a message from the Stoughton Department of Public Works: In order to help residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Public Works Department will have the Gay Street storage yard (behind Meads Meadow) open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 3. This will be the only day and only means for disposal of brush and branches.
Hurricane Sandy hit Stoughton on Monday, causing damage and power outages around town. However, the town was spared the extent of damage and outages experienced during Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011.
While damage and power outages were not as widespread as what occurred in August 2011 during Tropical Storm Irene, Hurricane Sandy made its presence felt in Stoughton, Monday, Oct. 29. However, the the town was luckily spared any catastrophic events. At day's end about 17-percent of the town was without power, a number that remains unchanged as of Tuesday morning, according to National Grid. Deputy Fire Chief Greg Goldberg said it was a busy day for the team's Emergency Management Response team - the Stoughton Fire , Police and Public Works Departments - which declared a local state of emergency for the town on Monday. Goldberg said from the hours of 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. the fire department responded to about three dozen logged calls, many …
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Here are guidelines from the USDA regarding the safety of food in a refrigerator without power.
With Hurricane Sandy predicted to hit us hard on Monday, losing power is a threat. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service prepared a fact sheet for keeping food safe during an emergency, including losing power. The USDA says to "keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible to maintain the cold temperature." But, the refrigerator will only keep food safely cold for about four hours if unopened during a power outage, according to the USDA. A full freezer will hold the temperature for about 48 hours if full (24 hours of half full), the USDA says. The USDA emphasizes "never to taste food to determine its safety" and says that you should "evaluate each item separately." Generally, if the temperature in the …
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9:39 am on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
National grid responded promptly to our outage. Thank you! more ›