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a small army of public and private linemen working to restore power to the Hilltown customers. We would like to thank: Dean Hoppe, Chris Pedersen, Art Potter and Richard Trusty for a job well done. We would also like to express appreciation and gratitude to Lenise Pappas, Sue Maxwell, Wendy Thompson and Nancy Boersig. We commend all the crews including tree, electric, telephone and cable for their efforts.
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The recent ice storm knocked out power to thousands of customers in New England. Russell was affected when WMECO lost a substation transformer; however, we were more fortunate than our Hilltown neighbors. On Friday, December 12, Russell Electric’s linemen along with neighboring municipal utilities, went to Chester to help restore power to the town. This is part of mutual aid agreements that municipal utilities have in place when an emergency like this occurs. The crews sent to areas in need are reimbursed by the utilities they assist. The Russell crews worked long days under some difficult working conditions. We are proud of their ambition to get all of the customers back in service as soon as possible and have |
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heard nothing but praise for how hard they worked. After restoration of Chester’s power was complete, Russell and eight other municipal crews responded to provide aid to communities serviced by Western Massachusetts Electric Company. For the next week, these crews worked in Middlefield, Becket and Blandford helping to form |
Ice Storm 2008: Russell Crews Respond |
Winter Shut-off Protection |
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With winter heating season ending, so is winter shut-off protection. If your account is past due, it’s important to make payments now to bring your balance current. We will resume normal credit and collection procedures which may include the possibility of disconnection. We would like to avoid this as much as possible.
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Russell Electric Light can assist you in designing a mutually agreeable payment plan. For more information please contact Lenise Pappas at 413-862-4400. If you already have a payment plan with us, we ask that you keep the terms of the agreement to avoid being disconnected. All bills, to include payment plans, must be submitted to the Town Collector.
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Russell Electric Light Customer Newsletter |
Russell Electric Light |
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Winter 2009 |
Inside this issue:· Ice Storm 2008
· Winter Shut-off Protection
· WMECO Buyout
· Wind Power for Russell |
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Emergency Number 413-266-1195
Customer Service 413-862-4400 lapappas@russellma.net
General Manager 413-862-6216 arobinson@russellma.net
www.townofrussell.us |
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View from Skyline Trail, Chester. |
