With 15,000-Plus Homes Without Power, Some Schools To Excuse Online Absences With 15,000-Plus Homes Without Power, Some Schools To Excuse Online Absences
With 15,000-Plus Homes Without Power, Some Schools To Excuse Online Absences Some 15,000 households are without power this morning following a high-wind storm Wednesday, Oct. 7, and it’s affecting students in distance learning. In light of the power outages, some school districts have said they will excuse distance learning absences, “Absences for students unable to log in will be excused today,” the Westfield School District sent in a message to parents around 6:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 8. This morning there are more than 2,000 Springfield homes without power. Other communities with hundreds of outages include Deerfield, Greenfield. In Worcester, there are only 110…
National Grid: Power To Return To All Western Mass Customers By Saturday, Aug. 8 National Grid: Power To Return To All Western Mass Customers By Saturday, Aug. 8
National Grid: Power To Return To All Western Mass Customers By Saturday, Aug. 8 About half of National Grid’s customers in the eastern portion of Western Massachusetts may be without electricity until the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 8. As of Thursday, Aug. 6, 14,223 Hampden County National Grid customers were without power in the wake of the Tuesday Tropical Storm Isaias. Here are how many customer outages there are in your town: Belchertown: 1,683 Brimfield: 1,006 East Longmeadow: 3,129 Hampden: 976 Monson: 2,096 Palmer: 1,839 Wilbraham: 3,000.
Traffic Alert: What Drivers Need to Know About Worcester's Canal District Construction Traffic Alert: What Drivers Need to Know About Worcester's Canal District Construction
Traffic Alert: What Drivers Need to Know About Worcester's Canal District Construction This week Canal District construction will impact about a dozen roadways, altering drive times and traffic patterns while contractors install curbs, a fire hydrant, and electrical work. Construction in the Canal District began August 2019, when work got underway to build a new $86 million to $90 million ballpark, Polar Park, to host the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The park will have a capacity of about 10,000 people. Kelley Square is being redesigned to make the area safer for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. Restaurant and retail space as well as a 500-space municipal parki…
Traffic Shift: How To Drive The Worcester Canal District This Week Amid Ballpark Construction Traffic Shift: How To Drive The Worcester Canal District This Week Amid Ballpark Construction
Traffic Shift: How To Drive The Worcester Canal District This Week Amid Ballpark Construction The Canal District is brimming with on-street construction creating traffic snarls and demanding increased attention of motorists navigating the area. Construction in the Canal District began August 2019, when work got underway to build a new $86 million to $90 million ballpark, Polar Park, to host the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The park will have a capacity of about 10,000 people. Kelley Square is being redesigned to make the area safer for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. Restaurant and retail space as well as a 500-space municipal parking garage will be developed in the …
COVID: 40K Sign Up For NY Surge Healthcare Force, 6K Volunteer To Staff Mental Health Hotline COVID: 40K Sign Up For NY Surge Healthcare Force, 6K Volunteer To Staff Mental Health Hotline
COVID: 40K Sign Up For NY Surge Healthcare Force, 6K Volunteer To Staff Mental Health Hotline Tens of thousands of New Yorkers have signed up to be on the front lines of the state's fight to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. More than 40,000 mostly retired doctors and nurses will lead a Surge Healthcare Force, with the much-needed staffing that will be needed as tens of thousands of hospital beds are being added, mainly in and around New York City. Earlier report: COVID-19 - 5,146 New Cases Bring NY Total To 30,811, Now Accounting For 52 Percent In Country For a breakdown of the force by positions, see the first image above. The Four Seasons Hotel on East 57th…
St. Thomas Aquinas College Names New President For First Time In 25 Years St. Thomas Aquinas College Names New President For First Time In 25 Years
St. Thomas Aquinas College Names New President For First Time In 25 Years A veteran energy company executive with a background in education has been named the ninth president of St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, succeeding retiring President Margaret Fitzpatrick. Brian D. Daly comes to the college following a 30-year career as an executive with National Grid and its predecessor companies. The president-elect will take over on a permanent basis on July 1, 2020, when Fitzpatrick steps down. “I am sincerely humbled by the opportunity to succeed Dr. Fitzpatrick as the President of St. Thomas Aquinas College after her seminal 25-year leadership of the college,…
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Residents Alarmed By Proposed 23 Percent Electric Rate Hike Residents Alarmed By Proposed 23 Percent Electric Rate Hike
Residents Alarmed By Proposed 23 Percent Electric Rate Hike New York State Electric and Gas’ request to increase its electric delivery rate by nearly 23 percent next spring has angered northern Westchester residents and public officials who think the utility's service is unreliable, especially during storms. If the increase is approved, the average NYSEG monthly electrical bill is projected to rise by about $11.30 for the average residential customer. The state Public Service Commission, which will decide whether to approve NYSEG’s request for a 22.7% increase in the electric delivery rate, heard from residents, Westchester County Executive George L…
New Power Outage Update: Nearly 100 Percent Restored On Long Island New Power Outage Update: Nearly 100 Percent Restored On Long Island
New Power Outage Update: Nearly 100 Percent Restored On Long Island Nearly all customers should have power back as of noon Wednesday, July 3 after an army of tree trimmers and repair crews descended on the island following a series of weekend storms that left more than 95,000 homes and businesses without power. In fact, there was so much damage, especially in Suffolk County, that by the end of the storm restoration, crews removed a total of 850 trees associated with the storm on Sunday, June 30,  PSEG Long Island officials. In all more than 1,000 workers were deployed to the area after the storm, including 550 additional personnel from PSE&G in New…
New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island
New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island Less than 6,000 Long Island residents remain without power following an intense storm that left thousands of customers without power. As of 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 2, PSEG Long Island is reporting 5,672 of its approximately 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are currently without power.  Service has been restored to more than 90 percent of the customers affected by the storm.  The company said it expects the majority of remaining customers without power to be restored by midnight Tuesday. To help repair or replace the hundreds of downed lines, the compa…
East Fishkill Supervisor Updates Residents On Storm Aftermath East Fishkill Supervisor Updates Residents On Storm Aftermath
East Fishkill Supervisor Updates Residents On Storm Aftermath Progress is slow, but steady in East Fishkill, as one of the hardest hit areas from Tuesday’s storm continues to clean up downed power trees, power lines and debris. Central Hudson has given a global restoration - 90 percent - time of 10 p.m. on Friday, May 18, with 100 percent power restoration expected by 10 p.m. on Saturday. The company has brought in 260 line crews. The National Grid has also been brought into East Fishkill to help with the very complex circuit repairs. 
According to the East Fishkill Town Supervisor Nicholas D’Alessandro, Central Hudson is working with National Grid, a…
Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester
Cuomo Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester A state of emergency has been declared by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday in four Hudson Valley counties: Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Sullivan. Responders in the four counties continue to recover from the Nor'easter that affected the entire state the past several days.  Cuomo also announced the deployment of an additional 100 members of the New York National Guard to further assist communities with recovery efforts. Senior administration officials remain on site in each of the four counties as they help lead recovery efforts: Director of State Operations Cathy Calhoun has been deployed…