Here’s the latest from Cortlandt Town Supervisor Linda Puglisi on power outages: “Con Ed is now stating that the majority of power outages will be restored by midnight on Thursday, September 1st. Before they were using the word all, now it’s the majority (my comment: it’s unfortunate and I will… Read More →
Good afternoon. We’ve had a busy four days participating in the coverage of Irene. That said, we have been commenting on the storm and its impact. Here’s a digest of opinion content published since Sunday: Editorials Get used to warnings, New York, Sunday, Aug. 28 Climate change may continue to… Read More →
Westchester County Legislators Peter Harckham, D-Katonah, and Michael Kaplowitz, D-Somers, are the latest local officials to express frustration with “the lack of information and the less-than-impressive restoration efforts” by power companies in the wake of Hurricane Irene. New York State Electric & Gas and Con Edison crews have raised the… Read More →
The town and the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce will co-host a Business Development breakfast Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Town Hall. Local business owners can meet John Winter, the town’s newly hired building inspector. He, along with Planning Director John Tegeder, Town Engineer Sharon Robinson and environmental consultant Bruce Barber,... Read More →
Outages and blocked roadways still hamper parts of Yorktown two days after Irene, and officials are growing increasingly frustrated with the power companies’ response efforts. Above, East Main Street at Wood Street in Jefferson Valley was closed this morning. Below, Hanover Street was closed between Montross and California roads this… Read More →
The village of Croton has ended its order to limit water consumption in the village. The village’s pump station automatically shuts down during flood conditions. When the floodwaters receded enough for workers to access the pump station, electrical damage was discovered. That led to water restrictions being imposed. The necessary… Read More →
While New York City got so much of the attention, it was the northern suburbs that sustained the lion’s share of the local damage from Irene. With the benefit of hindsight, do you think better planning and development might have made for less damage? Tell us what you think: With… Read More →
Now that tropical storm Irene, formerly a hurricane, has moved on, what do you think of the performance of public safety and emergency workers?
Hurricane Irene has prompted Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival to cancel its weekend productions of “The Comedy of Errors” (tonight) and “Hamlet” (tomorrow). Ticket holders for these shows should email boxoffice@hvshakespeare.org or call 845-265-9575
We’re ready: That was the message from a lineup of Yorktown’s elected officials, department heads and police and emergency responders this afternoon. “If you don’t have to go out, please stay home,” Highway Superintendent beseeched residents in the joint press conference at police headquarters. “Let us do what we have… Read More →