Governor Patrick's Statement on Hurricane Earl

We have very good news this morning. Hurricane Earl continued to track east and out to sea as it approached us last night, and the Cape & Islands were spared a direct hit. We had very minimal impacts, including some 1800 power outages, most of which have already been restored.
Accordingly, I have lifted the State of Emergency. The Cape and Islands are open for business this Labor Day weekend.

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