Thousands of residents in Winthrop are without power and dealing with multiple water main breaks during Monday’s blizzard, Town Manager Anthony Marino says.
Marino says that around 12 p.m. on Monday, electricity went out for at least 1,500 homes in the areas of Fort Heath, Point Shirley, Seal Harbor, and along Revere and Main Street, including the Winthrop Housing Authority and surrounding neighborhoods. The National Grid was contacted and will begin work once the winds have eased up.
However, Marino went on to say that a power outage was reported at the Pressure Relief Valve (PRV) stations. The power loss affected the PRVs, causing all three valves to open. The pressure from the sudden release led to multiple water main breaks in the areas of Marshall Street, Veterans Road, Beal Street, and several other spots…