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WALTHAM, MA — National Grid is preparing for a late-winter storm expected to bring strong winds and thunderstorms across Massachusetts tonight and into Tuesday.

National Grid crews remain in the field completing repairs related to strong winds Friday evening and Saturday, but preparations are underway for a second, potentially more damaging wind event that will impact Upstate New York.

National Grid is increasing staffing and extending evening and overnight work shifts as the company prepares for a severe weather system anticipated to impact Upstate New York beginning Friday evening and continuing through early next week.

The Mind Tree Café, a wellbeing centre in Rowde, has received funding from National Grid’s Community Grant Programme to provide a fresh new look and help expand its support to local residents.

A huge 271.5 tonne tunnel boring machine has begun its journey to construct a 2.2km tunnel beneath the River Thames, marking a major milestone for National Grid’s Grain to Tilbury project. It will excavate the tunnel that forms a critical part of the new infrastructure supporting the electricity network.

Coleg Menai recently returned to the Eryri VIP project site for a second visit, this time with a group of French civil engineering students who were on an exchange trip to the college’s Llangefni campus.

National Grid underground electric crews spent time in the “Big Apple” over the past week supporting Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) as they worked to complete an accelerated schedule of underground repairs across New York City.

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