East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence
East Coast Braces For Massive Amounts Of Rain, Devastating Flooding From Florence Click here for an updated story: Florence Now Likely To Soak Parts Of New York According To Latest Forecast Model With Hurricane Florence's outer bands now nearing the Carolina Coast, millions of people in several states are now bracing for a days-long stretch of massive amounts of rain, devastating flooding and 100-plus mile-per-hour winds that could knock out power to some for weeks. While the storm's winds have weakened since Wednesday, making it now a Category 2 storm, its range has grown and its damaging effects are now expected to be felt far inland and in several states beyond Nort…
Route 9D Reopens, Power Restored In Putnam Route 9D Reopens, Power Restored In Putnam
Route 9D Reopens, Power Restored In Putnam This story has been updated. A stretch of Route 9D has reopened in both directions Monday morning after it was closed for several hours due to a downed tree and wires. Power has been restored to the approximately 1,400 who experienced outages. The closure occurred at Fair Street in Cold Spring.
Some NYSEG Customers Still Without Power After Storms Hit Area Some NYSEG Customers Still Without Power After Storms Hit Area
Some Nyseg Customers Still Without Power After Storms Hit Area Some area residents remain in the dark following a round of storms that struck the area overnight following Monday’s sudden rise in temperatures in the region. On Tuesday morning, as of 9:30 a.m., 44 of NYSEG’s 92,530 customers in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Northern Westchester County remained without power as crews continue cleaning up from the overnight storm, with a planned restoration time of the early afternoon for all residents. In total, 629 of NYSEG’s customers remained without power in the region, reporting more than 50 outages. Overnight, storms hit the area, bringing rain and …
Driver Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Pole In Danbury Driver Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Pole In Danbury
Driver Hospitalized After Car Slams Into Pole In Danbury A driver who had to be extricated from a vehicle after slamming into a power pole in Danbury was injured in the crash. The crash occurred around 11:18 p.m. Thursday on Town Hill Avenue near Clark Street after the driver lost control and hit the pole, said James Gagliardo, of the Danbury Fire Department. Danbury fire was already working another crash on I-84 when the call came in, so the Bethel Fire Department was called in to help with their rescue truck, Gagliardo said. Upon arrival on scene, first responders found that the car had struck a telephone pole and then rolled over onto its sid…
New Fairfield Public Schools To Reopen On Wednesday New Fairfield Public Schools To Reopen On Wednesday
New Fairfield Public Schools To Reopen On Wednesday With crews continuing to work around the clock to clean up from last week’s storm that uprooted trees and downed utility lines, schools in New Fairfield are set to reopen on Wednesday after being forced to shutter its doors for five days. As of 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, more than a week after the storm struck, 1,244 of Eversource’s 1,270,056 customers remained without power, including 410 in New Fairfield. Alicia Roy, the New Fairfield Superintendent of Schools said that due to classes being canceled for five days, schools will be forced to be open until the last week of June to meet th…
'Near Tragic' Incident Detailed By Police In Fairfield County 'Near Tragic' Incident Detailed By Police In Fairfield County
'Near Tragic' Incident Detailed By Police In Fairfield County As Fairfield County continues recovery efforts following Tuesday storm, what authorities described as a “near-tragic” incident involving carbon monoxide poisoning occurred when a family ran a generator inside a Brookfield home. Four people were rushed to Danbury Hospital for treatment - one of whom had to be transferred to an out-of-state hospital for more advanced care - after running the generator in their garage. Police also said that they have also received multiple calls involving chainsaw accidents as people attempt to clear debris from their yards. “If wires are involved do not go n…
Dutchess Officials Issue Advisory To Residents Amid Storm Aftermath Dutchess Officials Issue Advisory To Residents Amid Storm Aftermath
Dutchess Officials Issue Advisory To Residents Amid Storm Aftermath Tens of thousands of Dutchess County residents remain without power late on Wednesday afternoon as crews continue recovery efforts in one of the regions hit hardest by Tuesday’s storm, which ripped trees from the ground, felled utility poles and downed power lines throughout the Hudson Valley. On Wednesday, Dutchess officials took an aerial tour of the wreckage in the southern part of the county, which was particularly impacted, prompting County Executive Marc Molinaro to caution residents that “there is a lot of work ahead.” As of 5:15 p.m., 50,000 residents were still without power, despit…
Dangerous Winds, Downed Trees Knock Out Power To Thousands Dangerous Winds, Downed Trees Knock Out Power To Thousands
Dangerous Winds, Downed Trees Knock Out Power To Thousands A powerful storm system bringing strong winds with numerous downed trees, hail and lightning, interrupted electric service to more than 72,000 customers of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. on Tuesday. Wind gusts up to 78 miles per hour were reported in southern Dutchess County, hail fell in portions of Ulster County and approximately 1,000 lightning strikes per hour were recorded in the region during the height of the storm. As of 6 p.m., nearly 400 individual damage locations were reported. NYSEG reported outages to  2,572 of its 15,621 customers in Eastern Dutchess at 6:08 p.m. Th…
Truck Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Mahopac Truck Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Mahopac
Truck Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Mahopac The driver of a dump truck was hospitalized after a rollover crash that brought down a pole and power lines in Mahopac on Wednesday. The still-energized 13,000-volt wires above the wreck on Long Pond Road near Pleasant Road prevented first-responders from approaching or removing the loan driver from the truck, said Tom Beatty of the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. By order of MVFD Chief Bill Nikisher, the road was closed to all traffic by Carmel Police, MVFD personnel and with the assistance of MFVFD Chief Brian Sacher. NYSEG crews soon removed power from that stretch of power lines, an…
Be Ready For Power Outages As Fourth Nor'easter Nears, Central Hudson Says Be Ready For Power Outages As Fourth Nor'easter Nears, Central Hudson Says
Be Ready For Power Outages As Fourth Nor'easter Nears, Central Hudson Says Spring has spring but wintry weather is here. With the fourth Nor’easter of the month expected to hit the region on Wednesday, bringing sleet, freezing rain, snow and strong wind gusts, Central Hudson Gas & Electric is warning customers to be prepared for potential power outages. Wind gusts are expected to reach up to 35 mph on Wednesday, with parts of the tri-state area getting upwards of 10 inches of snow. Charles Freni, the Senior Vice President of Customer Services and Transmission and Distribution for Central Hudson said that the company is “assembling a field force of approximate…
Travel Advisory Issued By Cuomo Includes Westchester Travel Advisory Issued By Cuomo Includes Westchester
Travel Advisory Issued By Cuomo Includes Westchester Related stories: Schools Announce Delayed Starts, Closures For Tuesday Eye Of The Storm: Nor'easter Brings Heavy Snow, Wind As the latest round of snow begins to stick, making for slow, slippery travel conditions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued a travel advisory for portions of New York, including the Hudson Valley. "I caution all New Yorkers within the path of the storm to stay off the roads unless travel is absolutely necessary," Cuomo said Tuesday morning. "Driving conditions during and after the storm will be challenging and we want to ensure that our personnel are able to …
Daily Voice Readers' Photos Of Biggest Storm Of Winter: Part 2 Daily Voice Readers' Photos Of Biggest Storm Of Winter: Part 2
Daily Voice Readers' Photos Of Biggest Storm Of Winter: Part 2 How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From The Area New Nor'easter Possible Next Week: Here Are Two Scenarios The response has been so overwhelmingly positive that Daily Voice is posting a second round of winter storm photographs after the back-to-back Nor'easters. And we have even more to post ASAP. Daily Voice readers rallied during our second brutal Nor'easter in a week to send some photos -- mostly pretty -- of the storm.  If you are still without power, or frustrated with the utility companies' delayed response, we also welcome photos of their recovery efforts.  If your childre…