Team of Bluewater Power line professionals head to New York State. March 6, 2018 (Photo courtesy of @BluewaterPower Twitter)Team of Bluewater Power line professionals head to New York State. March 6, 2018 (Photo courtesy of @BluewaterPower Twitter)
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Bluewater Power Sends Help To New York

Bluewater Power has sent resources to the U.S. East Coast after an urgent request for help from the New York Power Authority.

Heavy wet snow from a powerful nor'easter earlier this week pulled down trees, branches and power lines, leaving millions in the dark along the Eastern Seaboard.

Utility CEO Janice McMichael-Dennis says two bucket trucks and four linemen left for New York Friday morning.

"The team is headed to an area of New York, called the Rye area," says McMichael-Dennis. "In that area, there's approximately 100,000 homes and businesses in the vicinity, and last we heard, the area was still one third without power and many of them going on a week now."

The rush is on to restore power as forecasters monitor another system that could move up the coast Monday.

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