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Dozens more New England utility crews head south to help after Helene [Video]

THEYRE NOT THE ONLY ONES LENDING A HAND. NO, SHAUN. ITS A TEAM EFFORT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. THOSE EVERSOURCE CREWS TAKING OFF EARLY THIS MORNING, HEADING SOUTH TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON AFTER HURRICANE HELENE LEFT MILLIONS IN THE DARK. ABOUT 50 LINE CREWS FROM THE THREE STATES EVERSOURCE SERVES MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, ALONG WITH ABOUT 20 SUPPORT PERSONNEL, ARE HEADING TO VIRGINIA TO HELP CREWS FROM APPALACHIAN POWER. AND THEYRE NOT ALONE. 66 MEMBERS OF MASSACHUSETTS TASK FORCE ONE, A TEAM OF FIRST RESPONDERS OUT OF BEVERLY, ARE ALREADY ON THE GROUND HELPING IN THE CAROLINAS AND FLORIDA, GOING THROUGH AREAS. AND, YOU KNOW, SYSTEMATICALLY CLEARING THE AREAS, MAKING SURE THAT THERES NOBODY THATS TRAPPED IN THEIR HOME OR STRUCTURE CANT GET OUT OF IT. DOING WELL-BEING CHECKS, MAKING SURE THAT IF THERE ARE PEOPLE STILL IN THE HOMES THAT THEYRE FINE AND, YOU KNOW, THEYRE THEYRE OKAY. CREWS ARE FACING HIGH WATERS FULL OF DEBRIS AS THEY PERFORM WATER RESCUES AND SEARCHES THE LINE CREWS FROM EVERSOURCE LEFT EARLY THIS MORNING. THEYRE PREPARED TO BE DOWN THERE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. AS FOR TASK FORCE ONE, THEY SAY THEY WILL STAY DOWN THERE AS LONG A

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Budding entrepreneurs to offer goods and services at Rexburg Children’s Business Fair Saturday [Video]

Heber Martins creativity knows no bounds. He sold animal erasers and mini cupcakes at a previous Childrens Business Fair. Come support 40 budding student entrepreneurs at the Childrens Business Fair this Saturday near Rexburg. | Courtesy photo and video

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Iowa crews help to restore power in Ohio after Hurricane Helene [Video]

Dozens of utility workers from Iowa are now in Ohio, helping restore electricity to thousands of homes and businesses in areas where the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread damage over the weekend. Geoff Greenwood, a spokesman for MidAmerican Energy, says they sent about 70 line workers and support crews to Cincinnati after staging with […]