O&R Declares Storm Watch As Gusty Winds, Scattered Storms Will Pound Region
A storm watch has been issued by Orange & Rockland Utilities in advance of children hitting the streets to trick-or-treat.
A Storm Watch was issued by the utility company on Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31, as a weather system “packing high, gusty winds, heavy rain, and isolated thunderstorms are expected to pound the region Thursday evening overnight into Friday morning, Nov. 1.”
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According to Orange & Rockland, the area is expected to get between .75 and two inches of rain overnight, with scatt…
IDs Released For Utility Workers Electrocuted In Area
Police have identified two electric workers who were found dead at the bottom of an electric pole after firefighters responded to a brush fire in Orange County.
Derrick Paris, 51, of West Caldwell, New Jersey, and Justin McLoughlin, 28, of Trenton, Georgia, were working as private contractors for Orange & Rockland Utilities, when the were killed, said ABC 7.
According to O&R, the incident took place shortly before 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 19, when the two men were electrocuted in Warwick while performing work for O&R along a transmission right-of-way, said Mike Donovan, spoke…
Lineman Electrocuted In Warwick Was North Arlington Native
A 51-year-old North Arlington native was one of two linemen electrocuted Monday while on a job in Warwick, N.Y., authorities confirmed.
Derrick Paris, a father of two who lived in West Caldwell, was on an assignment with E-J Electric for Orange & Rockland Utilities when he and co-worker Justin McLoughlin, 28, of Trenton, Ga., were killed.
Both Paris and his partner were veterans with decades of experience between them, authorities said.
A Mass was scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at St. Stephens Church, 141 Washington Avenue in Kearny, with burial to follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, 340…
