After Wild Weather, Thousands Still Without Power: Patch PM

WAYLAND, MA — Welcome to Thursday, and it's been nearly a full 24 hours since a strong storm rushed across the Worcester and MetroWest areas — and many are still recovering from it.

As of Thursday afternoon, thousands of people were still without power, including larges chunks of Wayland, Sherborn, Holliston and Bolton. In Framingham, a coronavirus testing site was shut down all day due to downed limbs at Walsh Middle School. And about 16 roads were closed across Wayland as Eversource crews worked to restore power, and town crews worked to clear debris.

The wild New England weather will continue tonight: the entire region is under a frost advisory with temperatures set to get into the low 30s. Temperatures will then soar back into the mid-70s this weekend.

Here's what else we've been keeping an eye on today:

Around MetroWest

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Around Worcester

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