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Highlands, NY
Breaking News
Thousands Without Power In West Point Area: Here's Estimated Restoration Time (DEVELOPING) Thousands Without Power In West Point Area: Here's Estimated Restoration Time (DEVELOPING) Thousands Without Power In West Point Area: Here's Estimated Restoration Time (DEVELOPING)
Thousands Without Power In West Point Area: Here's Estimated Restoration Time (Developing) Thousands of customers have been left without power in the area of Orange County near West Point.  As of Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 9:35 a.m., 3,058 customers were experiencing an outage, primarily in the Highland Falls and Fort Montgomery area as well as West Point, according to Orange and Rockland's outage map.  The estimated time of restoration is currently 2 p.m. on Tuesday. According to Orange County Legislator Laurie Tautel, the problem stems from a substation in Harriman.  The utility company is now trying to isolate the issue and expects power to come back in increments t…

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by Ben Crnic
Littlestown, PA
Weather
28K+ Without Power As Extreme Heat Wave Scorches Pennsylvania 28K+ Without Power As Extreme Heat Wave Scorches Pennsylvania 28K+ Without Power As Extreme Heat Wave Scorches Pennsylvania
28K+ Without Power As Extreme Heat Wave Scorches Pennsylvania Blistering temperatures and busted substations are pushing Pennsylvania's electric grid to the brink. Over 28,000 customers across the state were left in the dark Monday, June 23, as oppressive heat surged into the region, compounding recovery efforts from Thursday night's severe storms, utility companies said. Littlestown Blackout: Substation Failure Leaves 65% Without Power In Adams County, more than 2,500 First Energy customers are without power after a “major equipment failure” at a Met-Ed substation, according to a statement from Adams Electric Cooperative, Inc. That failure also disru…

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by Jillian Pikora
Albany, NY
Breaking News
'Equipment Malfunction' Cuts Power To 12K In Capital District Days After Similar Outage 'Equipment Malfunction' Cuts Power To 12K In Capital District Days After Similar Outage 'Equipment Malfunction' Cuts Power To 12K In Capital District Days After Similar Outage
'Equipment Malfunction' Cuts Power To 12K In Capital District Days After Similar Outage Just two days after a similar outage, power was again knocked out to thousands of customers in the Capital District on Tuesday afternoon, July 19. In Rensselaer County, about 12,000 customers in East Greenbush lost power at around 2:20 p.m. due to an equipment malfunction at a nearby substation, according to National Grid spokesperson Patrick Stella. The outage lasted roughly 90 minutes, affecting homes and businesses in parts of East Greenbush, Schodack, and Troy. Stella said the substation involved is the same one that was impacted by a fire on Sunday, July 17, that cut power to the same…

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by Michael Mashburn
Bethlehem, PA
Breaking News
Popular Lehigh Valley Sub Shop Announces Abrupt Closure Popular Lehigh Valley Sub Shop Announces Abrupt Closure Popular Lehigh Valley Sub Shop Announces Abrupt Closure
Popular Lehigh Valley Sub Shop Announces Abrupt Closure A popular sub shop in the Lehigh Valley has announced that it will be closing its doors for good at the end of March. SubStation on Nazareth Pike Road in Nazareth made the announcement on its Facebook page on Saturday, March 26. “Thank you to all our loyal customers for the past three years; unfortunately, we have decided not to renew our lease and will be closing our doors on March 31st,” reads the post. “A special thanks to all our employees! Thank you for all your hard work and gutting it through some rough times.” Thank you to all our loyal customers for the past three years; unf…

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by Valerie Musson