HYANNIS-UPDATE: 8:30 p.m.-Eversource is reporting that around 4,500 residents in Barnstable, 2,300 in Mashpee, and 1,600 in Dennis, have been affected by a power outage throughout the evening.
High winds are expected to have played a role in the outages.
Multiple wires are down throughout the town of Barnstable, according to the Barnstable Police Department. Specifically, wires are reportedly down on Barnstable Road, Iyannough Rd on Route 28, and along 149 in Marstons Mills.
In addition, several traffic lights have gone out.
The police department also responded to an accident on West Main Street in Hyannis which caused a power line to fall, prompting a partial closure of the road.
Eversource also reported that over 520 residents in Bourne, 370 in Brewster, 370 in Chatham, 210 in Wareham, and 260 in Plymouth have been impacted by outages among others.
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