800 Still Without Power In Port Chester Monday PM

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – Nearly 800 homes and businesses remained without power in Port Chester Monday evening, a week after Hurricane Sandy swept through the area.

An estimated 60,063 out of 348,198 Con Edison customers in Westchester were without power at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
Photo Credit: *Con Edison*

by Anna Helhoski and Jes Siart

11/05/2012 5:00 p.m.

An estimated 793 out of 10,254 Con Edison customers were without power in Port Chester at 5:30 p.m. Monday, down from approximately 1,410 in the morning.

The utility company reported an estimated 60,063 out of 348,198 Con Edison customers in Westchester were without power at 5:30 a.m. Monday, down from 69,293 in the morning.

"The men and women of Con Edison, along with thousands of utility workers from around the country, are working with determination and professionalism to put our customers back in service," said Craig Ivey, president of Con Edison in a press release. "We are running an aggressive, coordinated restoration campaign in response to the worst storm ever to hit New York. We will continue working around the clock until every home and business owner whose equipment was not damaged by the storm has power."

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