Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power to more than half of O&R’s 300,000 electric customers, more than 62,000 here in the county. O&R company and contractor overhead line crews and tree removal experts are working feverishly to repair storm damage and restore power as soon as possible. In a Facebook update yesterday afternoon, Rockland County Executive Ed Day said thankfully, the storm was very fast-moving…
O&R spokesman Mike Donovan says customers should prepare for an extended outage…
Don’t go near any downed wire. Assume it is energized and dangerous. Call local police or O&R immediately at 1-877-434-4100.