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Outage Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Nassau County

The workweek started in the dark for around 3,000 Long Islanders due to a power outage in Nassau County.

Several thousand Long Islanders started the day without power.

Several thousand Long Islanders started the day without power.

 Photo Credit: PSEG
Kathy Reakes
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The outage happened in East Massapequa around 7:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 22, causing outages and some traffic difficulties with down traffic signals.

According to PSEG officials, the majority of customers have had power restored with the rest expected by around 9:30 a.m. Monday.

As of 8:55 a.m. PSEG was reporting some 660 customers still without power. 

The company is investigating what caused the outage, said Elizabeth Flagler, PSEG spokeswoman. 

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