Nassau County and Sanitation District 2 worked together to purchase and install eight Bigbelly solar-powered trash receptacles throughout the district, six of them in Baldwin. The receptacles, which …
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By Nakeem Grant
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9/7/16
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Many homes and businesses is Island Park reported power problems this morning. Some lost power completely, some had flickering lights.
PSEG reported 1500 customers South of Daly Boulevard and West …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/6/16
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Strong winds across Long Island have toppled power lines, leaving thousands without electricity.
A high wind warning is in effect for the area until 2 p.m., with winds northwest winds of 25 to 35 …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/3/16
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Winds and rain from the storm on Wednesday night have left thousands of homes without power, according to PSEG Long Island.
As of Thursday at 4;45 p.m., the utility reported that 8,893 households out of its 1.1 million customers on Long Island and the Rockaways do not have power. So far, the utility has restored service to more than 92 percent of the 98,000 customers affected by the storm and expects to have 95 percent restored by the end of the day.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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2/25/16
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PSEG warns its customers of potential power outages in the winds and rain from today's storm.
PSEG Long Island prepared by performing system checks on critical transmission & distribution …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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2/24/16
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At first, sirens would blare for five minutes, a signal that nearby residents must turn on their TVs and radios and listen for Emergency Alert System announcements.
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2/18/16
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PSEG Long Island is reporting that, as of 4:21 p.m. Friday, 15,756 of its 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are currently without power.
UPDATE: As of 4:21 p.m. on Friday:
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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2/5/16
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Sun and warmer temperatures are making the Jan. 23 blizzard seem like a distant memory, but there’s still a month and a half to go until spring . . .
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2/4/16
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PSEG Long Island is reporting that, as of 2:22 p.m. Monday, 522 of its 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are currently without power.
UPDATE: As of 2:22 p.m. on Monday:
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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1/23/16
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In August, PSEG owed the three towns in Nassau county — Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay — $30.4 million in payments in lieu of taxes, but sent them a total of only $29 million. The …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/30/15
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