Report by Paula Antolini, December 23, 2022, 3:10PM EDT

Bethel CT Alert Message …

Subject: Storm update

This is a notification from the Town of Bethel and/or its affiliated departments.

Message:

“We have around 600 power outages in Bethel. All trouble spots have been logged with Eversource and we are told there are five crews in town. Majority of outages appear to be in the Stony Hill area. Stony Hill Firehouse is open until 8pm for charging stations and potable water. Bethel Library is open until 5pm today for charging as well. There are No plans to open an overnight shelter. We will assess the conditions Saturday morning and make a decision based on outage numbers for opening charging & warming centers for tomorrow. Please be patient and use caution when driving on the roads and adhere to barricades and road closures.”

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