A downed tree limb on Prospect Street near Hartwell
Street landed on power lines and caught fire causing a power outage that
affected a significant portion of downtown Southbridge.
As a consequence the Town Hall was closed leading to
a cancellation of the previously rescheduled meeting of the Southbridge School
Committee.
In addition to the regular agenda items, the meeting
was scheduled to convene a half hour early to include a reception for middle
and high school MCAS honorees as well as John and Abigail Adams Scholarship
awardees.