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Salvaging the bones on storm-tossed shores

What I saw: lines of people, bundled against the cold, gas containers in hand, waiting, shuffling their feet to keep warm, waiting even longer than they thought possible for enough gasoline to get their cars going. more

11/15/12

Keep your family safe from fires

Every year, hundreds of Long Island homes suffer fires that leave the lives of their occupants in shambles. more

10/18/12

Rockville Centre electric rate increase approved

The New York State Public Service Commission announced on July 12 that it has ratified the proposed 11.1 percent increase requested by the Rockville Centre Electric Department. more

By Aaron Axelson | 7/18/12

Rockville Centre experience minor power outages from storm, but none from heat wave

All went well at Rockville Centre’s Electric Department during last week’s heat wave. more

Aaron Axelson | 6/27/12

See "Ain't Retirement Grand," the BroadHollow Theatre's new musical about what it means to be retired, at its Elmont stage.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European … more

6/27/12

To keep costs down, village generators are not used most of the year.

With summer here, generators are ready to go in Rockville Centre

On an early-June day, before this week’s sudden high heat and humidity, the Rockville Centre power plant was strangely silent. There were no outages in the village, nothing was malfunctioning and employees were at their stations. more

By Aaron Axelson | 6/20/12

This 33,000-volt circuit breaker guards against overloads and short circuits.

Shining a light on Rockville Centre’s power plant

While the refrigerator works tirelessly to keep food fresh and the lamp enables nighttime vision, the television enables viewers to connect to the outside world, without ever having to leave the couch. more

By Aaron Axelson | 6/13/12

Transformer, cable caused Rockville Centre blackout

More than 50 percent of Rockville Centre’s Electric Department customers lost service for nearly two hours on May 29 when the control power transformer at the Maple Avenue power plant failed. more

By Aaron Axelson | 6/6/12

What, no electrical plans?

Q. We can’t seem to get electrical plans for our house. We checked our Building Department, and there’s no record of the lights, circuits, anything. more

Monte Leeper | 3/8/12

Rockville Centre's Electric Department has had one of the lowest residential customer rates in New York state. This chart compares Rockville Centre's rates with those of New York State Electric and Gas, Rochester Gas and Electric, Freeport and the Long Island Power Authority.

Zap! Rockville Centre's Electric Department asks for nearly 17% more

Rockville Centre officials have submitted a petition to the New York State Public Service Commission for an electricity rate increase of nearly 17 percent, which, if approved, would be the first increase in eight years, according to Village Comptroller Michael Schussheim. more

Aaron Axelson | 2/22/12

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