Gas Leak Causes Evacuation Of North Salem High School, Middle School Gas Leak Causes Evacuation Of North Salem High School, Middle School
Gas Leak Causes Evacuation Of North Salem High School, Middle School A gas leak prompted the evacuation of North Salem High School and North Salem Middle School. The leak was discovered by officials at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, prompting the evacuation as crews went to work to investigate the cause of the odor that forced the evacuation. NYSEG reported at approximately 9 a.m. that they found the cause of the leak, and students were welcomed back into the building shortly before 9:30 a.m. North Salem Town Supervisor Warren Lucas said that “the gas leak turned out to be a bad meter outside the back of the building. The meter’s regulator o…
Some In Westchester, Putnam Still Without Power After Storms Topple Trees, Cause Flooding Some In Westchester, Putnam Still Without Power After Storms Topple Trees, Cause Flooding
Some In Westchester, Putnam Still Without Power After Storms Topple Trees, Cause Flooding Some Westchester and Putnam County residents are still without power the morning after thunderstorms rolled through the area, toppling trees and sending power lines flying. As of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, Con Edison was reporting four current outages that were affecting 17 of their 348,198 customers. An additional 11 NYSEG customers in Westchester and 60 Putnam customers were still reporting outages. In Westchester, residents Briarcliff Manor, Lewisboro, New Rochelle, Somers, and White Plains were still left in the dark. In Putnam, residents in Carmel (37 outages), Kent (17) and Putnam Va…
New Power Outage Update: Nearly 100 Percent Restored On Long Island New Power Outage Update: Nearly 100 Percent Restored On Long Island
New Power Outage Update: Nearly 100 Percent Restored On Long Island Nearly all customers should have power back as of noon Wednesday, July 3 after an army of tree trimmers and repair crews descended on the island following a series of weekend storms that left more than 95,000 homes and businesses without power. In fact, there was so much damage, especially in Suffolk County, that by the end of the storm restoration, crews removed a total of 850 trees associated with the storm on Sunday, June 30,  PSEG Long Island officials. In all more than 1,000 workers were deployed to the area after the storm, including 550 additional personnel from PSE&G in New…
New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island
New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island Less than 6,000 Long Island residents remain without power following an intense storm that left thousands of customers without power. As of 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 2, PSEG Long Island is reporting 5,672 of its approximately 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are currently without power.  Service has been restored to more than 90 percent of the customers affected by the storm.  The company said it expects the majority of remaining customers without power to be restored by midnight Tuesday. To help repair or replace the hundreds of downed lines, the compa…
Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers After Devastating Storms Tear Through Area Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers After Devastating Storms Tear Through Area
Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers After Devastating Storms Tear Through Area Dozens of Hudson Valley residents were left in the dark on Monday morning as crews scrambled to clean up the region following a spate of storms that left trees and tree limbs strewn about over the weekend. As of 9:15 a.m. on Monday, July 1, 49 of NYSEG’s 15,621 Dutchess County customers, and 18 in Putnam County were without power, including 39 in Beekman and 10 in Pawling. Ten Central Hudson customers - seven in Red Hook and three in Poughkeepsie - were also without power, with complete restoration expected no later than 11:30 a.m. Fifty-nine of Con Edison’s 348,198 customers in Westchester…
Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Area Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Area
Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Area Thousands of residents in the area are without power after a quick moving round of isolated thunderstorms swept through the area, bringing down trees and tree limbs on Sunday afternoon, June 30, with Northern Westchester the hardest hit. NYSEG says 2,276 are without power in the areas it serves in Northern Westchester, 296 of its customers in Dutchess lost power and 67 in Putnam. About 500 Central Hudson customers lost power in Putnam and Dutchess counties. Con Ed is reporting 332 outages in its service area of Northern Westchester at 4 p.m., with just a handful of outages south of I-…
Wind Advisory In Effect: Storm Knocks Out Power To Some In Westchester Wind Advisory In Effect: Storm Knocks Out Power To Some In Westchester
Wind Advisory In Effect: Storm Knocks Out Power To Some In Westchester More than a hundred were left in the dark on Monday morning as whipping winds knocked out power to local residents. As of just before 10 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 129 of Con Edison’s 348,198 customers were impacted by four reported outages. One NYSEG customer in Bedford was also without power. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory, which will be in effect from noon Monday until 2 a.m. Tuesday, April 16. Winds are expected to reach 25 to 35 mph, with gusts topping 45 mph. The NWS warned that the strong winds may down limbs, trees and power lines. Scattered power outages ca…
Raging Fire Destroys House In Mahopac Raging Fire Destroys House In Mahopac
Raging Fire Destroys House In Mahopac A raging fire gutted a Mahopac home on Monday as fire crews from several departments worked to extinguish the blaze.  The call for the fire came in around 1:15 p.m. Monday, March 10 for smoke coming from a home on Barnett Hill Road in the Mahopac Falls section of Carmel, said officials with the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department. Carmel Police arrived on the scene first and confirmed a visible fire from the home. Arriving fire units found downed powerlines and fire with a heavy concentration of smoke.  While stretching hose lines, calls were put out NYSEG for a crew to kill power to …
Hundreds Remain Without Power In Westchester Following Snowstorm Hundreds Remain Without Power In Westchester Following Snowstorm
Hundreds Remain Without Power In Westchester Following Snowstorm Hundreds are still without power in Westchester as utility crews from Con Edison and NYSEG continue cleaning up from Sunday’s snowstorm that impacted thousands overnight. As of early evening on Monday, March 4, Con Edison was reporting 73 outages in Westchester, impacting 409 of their 348,198 customers in the county, while NYSEG had just one of their 38,806 customers still reporting outages. In Westchester, 212 Scarsdale customers were still in the dark, followed by White Plains (63 outages); Mount Vernon (37); Port Chester (22); Harrison (12) Rye (11), Rye Brook and New Rochelle (10).…
Route 22 Crash In Brewster Leads To Lengthy Delays Route 22 Crash In Brewster Leads To Lengthy Delays
Route 22 Crash In Brewster Leads To Lengthy Delays Traffic was backed for miles following a crash on Route 22. The crash took place toward the end of the morning rush on Thursday, Feb. 28  after a gray Honda Pilot slammed into a utility pole in front of the Ski Haus in Brewster, eyewitness Nick Ramundo told Daily Voice. Traffic back up following Route 22 crash.Nick Ramundo The crash caused state police and NYSEG to close the right lane, backing up traffic past Patterson, Ramundo said
Number Of Power Outages Surges In Afternoon In Rockland, Orange Counties Number Of Power Outages Surges In Afternoon In Rockland, Orange Counties
Number Of Power Outages Surges In Afternoon In Rockland, Orange Counties With winds whipping between 20 and 30 mph and gusts approaching 65 mph in the area, thousands remain without power as utility crews scramble to restore service to the region. As of around 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon, Feb. 25, Orange & Rockland had 1,120 customers in Orange County and 578 customers in Rockland without power, led by Warwick (648); Nyack (253); Florida (247); Clarkstown (137) and Tuxedo Park (130). On the other side of the river, 3,117 of Central Hudson’s Dutchess County residents were without power. Hyde Park led the way with 1,136 outages, followed by Rhinebeck …
Strong Winds Knock Out Power To Hundreds In Westchester Strong Winds Knock Out Power To Hundreds In Westchester
Strong Winds Knock Out Power To Hundreds In Westchester Thousands of residents in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess are without power as wild winds continue whipping through the area. On Monday morning, Con Edison was reporting that there were 31 current outages in Westchester, as of 10:30 a.m., impacting 335 of their 348,198 customers who were left in the dark. NYSEG was reporting an additional 703 customers who were without power on Monday morning. Of Con Edison customers, Peekskill was hit the hardest when a tree came down on Union Avenue, leading to 170 residents reporting outages.  Other municipalities without power include Cortlandt (…