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Allston/Brighton power goes off, comes back on

By adamg on Thu, 09/17/2015 - 9:32pm
Power out on Western Avenue

Powerless Western Avenue. Photo by Ari Ofsevit.

Around 7:30 p.m., Rose sent out an urgent plea:

All of lower Allston just went dark! Send beer and pizza.

Soon, other residents of Allston and Brighton were checking in - via 4G rather than WiFi - of a sudden absence of electricity in the area.

By 9 p.m., power was coming back to most of the area, although some spots near Market Street remained dark until 9:30.

Neighborhoods: 
Allston
Brighton
Free tagging: 
Eversource


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Comments

By Matt_R on Thu, 09/17/2015 - 10:14pm.

It's the latest ploy for housing stabilization: turning AB off and then back on again.

By anon on Thu, 09/17/2015 - 11:28pm.

only options really are comcast or verizon. Just easier to reboot everyone's modems at the same time than the constant on/off we have to do all the time.

By Matt_R on Fri, 09/18/2015 - 1:37pm.

I know. I had RCN when I lived in AB.

By apollyoncruiser on Fri, 09/18/2015 - 3:55am.

and its really dark. Be careful at intersection because without lights its difficult to know who has right of way. With all the streets converging there its beyond a 4-way stop and I didn't see a police detail directing traffic when I went through.

By anon on Fri, 09/18/2015 - 9:51am.

I remember this happening often in the early 00's