Less than 100 still without electricity in R.I. as nor’easter powers through region

Updated at 5:37 p.m.

PBN Staff

05/22/2025

Severe Weather New England — A MAN WALKS in the rain across the pedestrian bridge in Providence. An unusual May nor’easter is soaking New England and threatening to bring snow to higher elevations as states prepare for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. / ASSOCIATED PRESS/KIMBERLEE KRUESI

PROVIDENCE – Ninety-seven Rhode Island Energy customers remained without electricity as of 5:30 p.m. on Thursday after a nor’easter tore through the state earlier in the day and left nearly 700 customers without power, the majority of which were in Woonsocket. Rhode Island Energy spokesperson Evelyn Garcia said the outages were storm-related and as of

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