Power Outage Takes Down Half Of The Peninsula

A power outage at the base of Lido Isle has shut down 4,400 customers out of a 9,000 person Peninsula.  This was initially reported at 7:22am.

An early report by the power company indicated that it would be resolved by 11am.  New reports put that number at 6:30pm.

You can always find the latest power outage information at http://saveNewport.com/power

UPDATE: at 7:54am, power seems to be restored.

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