BY SARA GILBERT A gas explosion resulting in a large open fire occurred in Nyack on Thursday, June 21 while Raines & Welsh & Sons, contractors of Orange & Rockland Utilities, were working on a gas main replacement project. By Sunday, June 24, the intersection of North Broadway and First Avenue in Nyack was cleaned […]
The New York State Public Service Commission approved the new electric rate plan for Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. on Thursday, June 14. The plan will affect O&R electric customers’ bills beginning July 1, 2012. It will increase the typical residential electric full service customer’s bill by roughly $3.06 per month. A typical user on […]
Update on power outages from Orange and Rockland Utilities SEVERE-STORM TREE DAMAGE STILL CAUSING POWER OUTAGES; O&R URGES CUSTOMERS TO REPORT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS As the region continues to recover from the most destructive storm ever to hit the O&R service area, new tree-related power outages are occurring as a result of residual tree and electric […]