BOSTON — Thousands of Bay Staters were still in the dark on Christmas Eve, as utility companies raced to restore power while workers battled frigid and windy conditions across the region.
Meanwhile on Saturday, heavy ocean effect snow was dumping several inches of the white stuff on Martha’s Vineyard, which was under a winter storm warning through Christmas Day.
More than 80,000 households across Massachusetts were without power as of Friday night, as wicked strong winds battered the region, knocking down trees and power lines. The number of outages was cut down to 10,950 as of 1 p.m. Saturday, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency tracker.
