O&R has declared a Storm Watch as winds gusting possibly as high as 50 mph, accompanied by heavy rains and thunderstorms are expected to pound the region through the day Thursday with high winds continuing through Friday. High winds and thunderstorms can cause power line damage and electric service interruptions. O&R crews will be ready […]
Orange & Rockland (O&R) and Rockland Electric Co. remind customers to remain aware of would-be scammers during the coronavirus emergency. Scammers may take advantage of the emergency to try to get customers to give them money or to let them in their homes. Orange & Rockland and Rockland Electric Co. offer this advice: Beware of anyone visiting, e-mailing, or […]
The energy future isn’t coming tomorrow as we all had expected. It’s here already. That’s what O&R customers found out when they sat in an electric car, examined the newest in solar panels and checked out smart meters just to mention a few examples of the energy future in use today in the company’s booth […]
As part of its focus on STEM education development, O&R has contributed $5,000 to help support the robotics program at Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg. Student inventors from Tappan Zee’s South Orangetown Team 6911 SoBOTZ Robotics Team are busy preparing for regional interscholastic competition later this spring on Long Island and later in Manhattan […]
Mid-winter blues got you down? Let Orange & Rockland (O&R) help you beat the blahs with two free tickets to the 33rd Annual Suburban Home Show at Rockland Community College (RCC) February 21-23. The event will be held at the school’s field house, 145 College Road, Suffern, NY. One of the largest, best-attended shows of […]
PEARL RIVER, NY Jan. 15, 2020 — Calling all teachers who strive for that “Oh, Wow!” moment in their classrooms. You know who you are. You are the enthusiastic, hard-working, talented creators of thoughtful, ambitious, interesting, ingenious, sparkling lessons that dazzle. You are the teachers who challenge their students to think, plan, act and achieve — […]