Day 4: Power Back For Most Northern Westchester Residents In The Dark
It's been four days, but thousands of Northern Westchester and Putnam residents remain without power following Tuesday’s severe storm system that slammed the area, taking down trees and sending utility lines flying throughout the region and prompting an extensive recovery effort.
Putnam, where a state of emergency was declared by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was hit hardest, followed by parts of Northern Westchester.
In Putnam, as of 10:15 a.m. on Friday, 8,650 of NYSEG's 38,310 customers in the county were still in the dark.
In Northern Westchester, 1,712 of NYSEG's 32,806 Westchester customers r…