Stocking up for a power outage

Asher Albrecht, 15, of White River Junction, right, scans a case of bottled water for Kathy Wyle, of Deering, N.H., left, at Dan and Whit's in Norwich, Vt., on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Wyle, who was visiting her mother-in-law in Lyme when the power went out, was picking up candles, batteries and water to help get them through the outage. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Asher Albrecht, 15, of White River Junction, right, scans a case of bottled water for Kathy Wyle, of Deering, N.H., left, at Dan and Whit's in Norwich, Vt., on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Wyle, who was visiting her mother-in-law in Lyme when the power went out, was picking up candles, batteries and water to help get them through the outage. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Valley News — James M. Patterson

Asplundh tree worker Rob, who only gave his first name, considers a tangle of branches and wires brought down by high winds on Trescott Road in Etna, N.H., on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Trees on wires blocked a stretch of nearby Greensboro Road in Hanover through the day. National Weather Service reports showed wind speeds reaching 62 miles per hour in Piermont and between 30 and 50 miles per hour over most of Grafton County. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Asplundh tree worker Rob, who only gave his first name, considers a tangle of branches and wires brought down by high winds on Trescott Road in Etna, N.H., on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Trees on wires blocked a stretch of nearby Greensboro Road in Hanover through the day. National Weather Service reports showed wind speeds reaching 62 miles per hour in Piermont and between 30 and 50 miles per hour over most of Grafton County. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. James M. Patterson

An Etna resident, who declined to be identified, right, hands off a box of donuts to Asplundh tree worker Dylan, who only gave his first name, left, on Trescott Road in Etna, N.H., on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Damaging winds swept over the Upper Valley on Saturday, keeping emergency and utility crews busy removing downed trees over roadways and restoring power. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

An Etna resident, who declined to be identified, right, hands off a box of donuts to Asplundh tree worker Dylan, who only gave his first name, left, on Trescott Road in Etna, N.H., on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Damaging winds swept over the Upper Valley on Saturday, keeping emergency and utility crews busy removing downed trees over roadways and restoring power. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. James M. Patterson

A tree falls away from utility lines after being cut by Asplundh tree worker Rob, who only gave his first name, on Trescott Road in Etna, N.H., on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Damaging winds swept over the Upper Valley on Saturday keeping emergency and utility crews busy removing downed trees and restoring power. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

A tree falls away from utility lines after being cut by Asplundh tree worker Rob, who only gave his first name, on Trescott Road in Etna, N.H., on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Damaging winds swept over the Upper Valley on Saturday keeping emergency and utility crews busy removing downed trees and restoring power. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. James M. Patterson

Canaan Fire Capt. Chris Thurston, left, looks on as a towing crew unhooks from a tourbus that slid off South Road in Canaan, N.H., while detouring around a stretch of Route 4 that was closed because of trees on wires on Saturday morning, Jan. 13, 2024. The bus was carrying a wrestling team to a tournament at Cardigan Mountain School, which sent transportation to pick pu the team. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Canaan Fire Capt. Chris Thurston, left, looks on as a towing crew unhooks from a tourbus that slid off South Road in Canaan, N.H., while detouring around a stretch of Route 4 that was closed because of trees on wires on Saturday morning, Jan. 13, 2024. The bus was carrying a wrestling team to a tournament at Cardigan Mountain School, which sent transportation to pick pu the team. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. James M. Patterson

Published: 01-15-2024 12:54 AM

Asher Albrecht, 15, of White River Junction, right, scans a case of bottled water for Kathy Wyle, of Deering, N.H., left, at Dan and Whit’s in Norwich on Saturday. Wyle, who was visiting her mother-in-law in Lyme when the power went out, was picking up candles, batteries and water to help get them through the outage.

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