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December 31, 2008
Press Release - Ice Storm Hammers New England
For additional information contact Diane Citrone dcitrone@clecne.com


Derry, NH - City Lights Electrical provides critical manpower in restoring power to many of the 1.25 million who had lost it following one of the worst Ice Storms in this century. To facilitate the restoration effort City Lights Electrical set up two mobile command centers from which it's crews were directed.

The first command center was in Westboro, MA. working with National Grid and the other in Derry, NH working with Public Service of New Hampshire. From Westoboro100 workers working in many cities and towns on the 495 belt worked to first repairs critical distribution lines. Tom Keough City Lines Line Superintendant directed the effort, working with Arnie Crabtree the General Foreman for the Westboro area and those working to the north in New Hampshire.

The second command Center was in Derry, NH. from here 265 line workers were sent across the state working for Public Service of New Hampshire. Because of the wide area of damage some crews were required to break away and work independently. "These crews did an exceptional job working in difficult conditions to start, added with more bad weather that followed" stated John Deady, City Lights President. They were lead by General Foreman Richards Bates, Michael Gray and Jeff Utz

Maryanne Cataldo, City Lights Founder and CEO commented " This is by far the largest restoration effort we have under taken and I am amazed by the speed the crews were mobilized and completed the power restoration."


City Lights Electrical's Line Division has respond to storms and outages across the country. For more information go to www.clecne.com
 

 

 

 

 

 
     
 
   
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