WESTWOOD, Mass. — Numerous utility crews pulled out of a parking lot in Westwood, Massachusetts early Sunday morning to start the long drive to Virginia, where they will help restore power in the wake of HurricaneHelene.
Eversource officials said that approximately 50 line crews from across Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire are making the trip to support Appalachian Power in a region where about 130,000 customers are still without power. Approximately 20 support personnel are also making the trip.
“We have a mutual aid process that utilities use across the country and they reached out to us over the weekend,” said Douglas Foley, of Eversource…