For the second time this year, outside forces have interfered with scheduled Northampton County Council meetings.

In January, a bomb scare emptied the courthouse before a committee and council meeting. The building was cleared just moments before the meeting was scheduled to start. Council went ahead with its meeting, only to learn that many members of the public had been turned away.

This time, it was a major power failure that blacked out Easton April 7. This time, the council and committee meetings were postponed until tonight.