Hearing Scheduled To Take Complaints On Delayed Power Outage Response Hearing Scheduled To Take Complaints On Delayed Power Outage Response Hearing Scheduled To Take Complaints On Delayed Power Outage Response
Hearing Scheduled To Take Complaints On Delayed Power Outage Response Click here for a related story: Nor'easter No. 4? Latest Storm Brewing Could Arrive As Spring Starts A State Senate hearing has been set for Thursday, March 22 to take citizen complaints and investigate the delayed utility company response to this month's trio of  winter Nor'easters. The hearing, co-sponsored by state senatorsTerrence Murphy and Sue Serino, will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of John F. Kennedy High School, 54 Route 138 in Somers. On March 2, the first Nor'easter walloped parts of the Hudson Valley with over a foot of snow. The storm also caused extensive flooding an…
More Than 5K Rockland Customers Without Power More Than 5K Rockland Customers Without Power More Than 5K Rockland Customers Without Power
More Than 5K Rockland Customers Without Power Orange & Rockland Utilities announced Friday that it hopes to have most of the power restored to Rockland County customers by end of Sunday night and Orange County residents by midnight Friday. Company officials said that as of noon Friday 5,897 customers were without power in Rockland County and 822 customers in Orange County.  Some other Orange County residents, served by Central Hudson, are also without power. As of 11:30 a.m. 1,034 customers are still without power. O&R company spokesman Mike Donovan said there may be some customers without power over the weekend that have other…
Power Outages Grow In Rockland, Orange As Trees Continue To Fall Power Outages Grow In Rockland, Orange As Trees Continue To Fall Power Outages Grow In Rockland, Orange As Trees Continue To Fall
Power Outages Grow In Rockland, Orange As Trees Continue To Fall How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area This story has been updated: Thousands of Orange and Rockland county residents are without power as trees continue to fall, bringing down power lines after one of the largest storms in years slammed the area dumping up to 2 feet of snow. One good note to add: There are also thousands of electric and gas employees staged and working in the area to quickly reduce the number of those without power. Here are the latest outages: Rockland County: As of 10 a.m. 15,000 residents remained without power with the highest number being in Clar…
Dutchess Residents Advised To Avoid Travel On Wednesday Dutchess Residents Advised To Avoid Travel On Wednesday Dutchess Residents Advised To Avoid Travel On Wednesday
Dutchess Residents Advised To Avoid Travel On Wednesday Dutchess County residents are being urged by government officials not to travel on Wednesday, March 7 due to predictions of a major snow-bearing Nor'easter. Shelters are being opened on Tuesday night in preparation for the winter storm.  In a news statement from Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro's office, residents are advised to plan for hazardous road conditions and the potential for additional power outages.  Since many area residents still without power, the American Red Cross, in cooperation with the Dutchess County Departments of Emergency Response and Behavioral & Communit…
Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester
Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester A state of emergency has been declared by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday in four Hudson Valley counties: Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Sullivan. Responders in the four counties continue to recover from the Nor'easter that affected the entire state the past several days.  Cuomo also announced the deployment of an additional 100 members of the New York National Guard to further assist communities with recovery efforts. Senior administration officials remain on site in each of the four counties as they help lead recovery efforts: Director of State Operations Cathy Calhoun has been deployed…
List Of Warming Centers, Distribution Points For Dry Ice, Water In Dutchess List Of Warming Centers, Distribution Points For Dry Ice, Water In Dutchess List Of Warming Centers, Distribution Points For Dry Ice, Water In Dutchess
List Of Warming Centers, Distribution Points For Dry Ice, Water In Dutchess The following is a list of warming centers and points of distribution for dry ice and bottled water in Dutchess. Town of Amenia: NYSEG will be distributing dry ice and bottled water at the Town of Amenia Town Hall, located at 4988 Route 22 and at the Wassaic Fire Station, located on Firehouse Rd. in Wassaic. Town of Beekman: Town of Beekman Highway Department, located at 4 Main Street, will be distributing dry ice and bottled water beginning at 2 p.m. Town of Beekman Community Center, at the Rec on Recreation Road, will be open as a Warming Center until 5 p.m. with cell phone charging capa…