UPDATED: Portions of Marlborough with Power, Others Expected to Wait Days

UPDATE: 9:30 p.m. - Ward 3 Councilor Matt Elder has told Marlborough Patch that he is being told that some customers west of 495 have had their power restored. Those east of the highway, however, should expect to wait 3 to 5 days for their power to return. Points east of 495 include the downtown area, the neighborhoods around Job Lot/Price Chopper, Concord Rd. and beyond. 

"Some people west of 495 currently have power," said Elder via Twitter. "...If you don't have power now, you wont for days."

Marlborough Patch will contact the mayor's office Monday a.m. for the most up to date information available. 

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Ask dusk faded into darkness Sunday night, there weren't many lights shining through the windows of the homes of Marlborough.

After Hurricane Irene made its way through the region, leaving in its wake a path of broken limbs and power lines, officials from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Administration said from a press conference in Framingham that they believe it could take up to a week to fully restore power customers in the Bay State. 

That said, Marlborough Patch received confirmation shortly after 8 p.m. that National Grid customers in the vicinity of Dudley Street have had their service restored. Nearby Gregoire Dr. has also had service restored, Tweeted one reader.

The Boston Herald reported late Sunday afternoon that up to 500,000 customers were without power in Massachusetts. 

"He said it can take a few days to up to a week to get all the electricity back on," said the article. "The outages were spread across the state and are mostly due to high winds from the storm."

National Grid is responsible for approximately 342,000 of those customers, including the many thousands in Marlborough without power. 

National Grid's website shows a map of the current outages that updates every 15 minutes. As of 8 p.m., the map showed that the majority of the city was without power. 

According to a handful of Marlborough Patch readers there were only a few restaurant in the area open for business Sunday evening. 

"For people looking for fast food, Taco Bell in Hudson next to Walmart is open. Also, Applebee's in Hudson, Honey Dew in Hudson," said Kimberly Clay. In addition, Friday's at the Solomon Pond Mall was open Sunday evening and packed to the brim with customers. There were also plenty of cars parked outside the Target on Donald J. Lynch Blvd. 

If you have power restored, please post on this story and tell us the general area you are in. 

Continue to check back with Marlborough Patch as we update the site on all things Hurricane Irene. 

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