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Meriden Public Schools Closed Wednesday
Continued power outages will close Meriden schools for a third day.
It's official: Meriden's public schools will be closed Wednesday, according to schools Superintendent Mark Benigni.
"The schools are all ready to go, but it's a power issue," Benigni said Tuesday morning, as the city's outage rate stayed at 82 percent. "The rest of the week still depends on CL&P restoring power in the City of Meriden."
Schools currently with power are Lincoln Middle School, Hanover Elementary School, and Ben Franklin Elementary School. Edison is being run on a generator.
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Lincoln Middle School and Edison School have been used by the city during the outage as overnight shelters and warming centers for residents.
Details to come.
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