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Video: Water Main Break Causes Road Closure In Area Video: Water Main Break Causes Road Closure In Area
Video: Water Main Break Causes Road Closure In Area A water main break in Ramapo caused damage to a busy roadway and forcing its closure. Forshay Road is closed between Parker Boulevard and Grandview Avenue in Ramapo, the police department announced early Friday afternoon, Aug. 9. According to police, the water main break caused the road to buckle, leaving a large crevice in the turning lane. The roadway is closed as Suez makes repairs, and motorists in the area have been advised to seek alternate routes.

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by Zak Failla
Business
Suez To Invest $440 Million In Water Quality, Service Improvements Suez To Invest $440 Million In Water Quality, Service Improvements
Suez To Invest $440 Million In Water Quality, Service Improvements Water and waste management provider SUEZ is investing a total of $440 million over the next five years to provide an enhanced customer experience and make improvements to service and water quality. SUEZ serves almost 500,000 people throughout Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Putnam and Tioga Counties. The plan was initially filed with the New York State Public Service Commission Monday, March 4. It would allow SUEZ to continue investing on customers’ behalf. “Customers no longer compare their experience with their water utilities with just their gas, electric or phone companies,” said David …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Water Main Break Causes Closure At School In Area Water Main Break Causes Closure At School In Area
Water Main Break Causes Closure At School In Area A water main break has closed down a northern Rockland County elementary school in Thiells. Willow Grove Elementary School on Storrs Road was closed on Tuesday, Jan. 22 due to a water main break, the Northern Rockland School District announced. Officials said a pipe burst leading up to the water meter outside the school on Storrs Road, prompting the closure. Instead of reporting to Willow Grove, students were told to report to the Fieldstone Middle School on Fieldstone Drive in Thiells for classes. The cause of the break has not been disclosed. Crews from SUEZ were on site early on Tu…

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by Zak Failla
News
Major Water Main Break On Orange Turnpike Affects Roads, Residents Major Water Main Break On Orange Turnpike Affects Roads, Residents
Major Water Main Break On Orange Turnpike Affects Roads, Residents This story has been updated. Two homes in Rockland County are under a boil water alert following a major water main break that affected motorists on the Orange Turnpike. The break occurred Sunday at Orange Turnpike and Liberty Rock Road. Suez spokesman Bill Madden said residents at No. 75 and No. 85 on the Orange Turnpike are under a boil water alert for the next few days as officials wait for water testing results. Customers are to boil their water for one minute for the following uses: drinking, cooking, baking, washing dishes, making ice cubes, taking medication, brushing teeth, washin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Rockland Trio Awarded SUEZ-NAWC College Scholarships Rockland Trio Awarded SUEZ-NAWC College Scholarships
Rockland Trio Awarded Suez-nawc College Scholarships Three seniors from high schools in Rockland County are the recipients of college scholarships from SUEZ and the New York Chapter of the National Association of Water Companies. SUEZ and NAWC announced local recipients of the $3,000 scholarships designed to assist high school graduates pursuing degrees related to the water industry.  The scholarship winners were honored at an awards dinner at the Hotel Thayer in West Point. “We know that it’s critically important to support bright, hard-working young people who will serve as the future leaders of the water industry,” said Chris Graziano, vi…

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by Jon Craig