Part of State Route 37 in Pamelia closed due to downed pole
State Route 37 is closed in both directions at County Route 16 due to a downed pole. According to the 511NY.org website, the pole was first reported to be down just before 6 a.m. Thursday.
A check of the National Grid outage map shows a total of around 265 people the general area are without power.
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